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Wine > New Zealand > Hawkes Bay > Hawkes Bay > Te Awa, Syrah - 2009

Te Awa, Syrah - 2009(SL-A8271)

Te Awa, Syrah - 2009

Winery Story

Te Awa Farm is a unique place. The full name in Maori - Te Awa o Te Atua - means River of God, a reference to the mysterious subterranean st... (more...)reams over which Te Awa Farm sits, and from which its single estate grown wines draw their sublime character. In 1992 the Lawson family -- longtime grape growers -- established the Hawke's Bay property.

Tasting Note

"Winemaker Jenny Dobson is a passionate Francophile having worked at Chateau Senejac and Domaine Dujac, before returning to New Zealand... (more...) in 1996 and joining Te Awa, the Hawkes Bay winery founded in 1992 by the Lawson family. Their vineyard is located in the Gimblett Gravels upon free-draining alluvial soils. There is a tangible Gallic approach to their commendable, often soulful wines.Robert Parker’s Wine AdvocateWith the syrahs of Hermitage and Cote Rotie in the northern Rhone valley well north of 100 (or even 200 dollars, this represents great value.

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