Bob Campbell is one of only 264 Masters of Wine in the world. An international wine judge, Bob judges wine professionally in ten countries and contributes regularly to publications around the world. His specialty is New Zealand wine which he reviews from an international perspective.

Te Whau Waiheke Island NZ Syrah 2008

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95/100 55

Dense yet supple red with an impressive array of red and black berry, cracked pepper, new leather, bacon fat and classy French oak flavours. The texture is even more impressive with fine tannins that seem to have silken coating of alcohol and glycerol to give a remarkably smooth backbone to this generous red wine. This is the best Waiheke Syrah I’ve tasted, by a narrow margin from Passage Rock Reserve. A lingering finish is almost infinite - I’m sure I could still taste it the following day.

Tasted: Aug 2009   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $69 (~USD $58)

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