Mayer Syrah

Mayer Syrah

Wine Description

Vineyard Image of Bloody Hill, with the name imprinted on the lawn of the vineyard
Photo of Timo and Rhonda in the Vineyard
Photo of Timo in the Vineyard
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Acclaim
“The young, broody 2022 Syrah is tight and needs time to shine. It offers a powerful core of black fruits–dark cherry and blackberry, lifted by hints of star anise and warm granite. A muscular palate follows, rippling with young tannins that drive a strong finish. This is one for the cellar.” — Vinous, Mar 2024
“Dill, clove, peppercorn and blueberry. Timo Mayer's adoration of whole-bunch is evident across this mid-weighted syrah. The herbal nourishment and structural shape the stems impart, evident. The tannins, a slither of anise-doused tension, guiding the flavors long. A gritty, somewhat unresolved finish that will find its way with patience.”
— James Suckling, Sep 2023
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Vineyard & Production Info
Bottles produced of this wine:
1,920
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
100% Wholebunch
Type of aging container:
Hogs Heads
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.67
Acidity:
5.8 g/L
Alcohol:
13.3 %
Residual sugar:
0.1 g/L
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Wine Production

100% whole bunches undergo a natural yeast ferment in open vats, with minimum intervention. Wine is then aged for 11 months in French hogsheads on lees. They are only handled once, the week before bottling, when they are put in a blending tank and lightly sulfur adjusted. Wines are bottled without fining or filtration.

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About the Vineyard

Grapes are sourced from the Bloody Hill vineyard, which is south of Healesville on the base of Mount Toolebewoong. The vineyard lies on a very steep 2.5Ha plot, with shallow gravel topsoil interspersed with broken sandstone over rock. The altitude is around 200 metres above sea level. Climate is cool in relation to the rest of Australia's viticultural regions, with rainfall in the winter and spring, and relatively cool, dry and humid summers. There is limited maritime influence.