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
“You either like the 100% whole-bunch style, or you don't. It's polarizing. Here, in this 2021 Syrah from Mayer, it contributes a green olive, star anise, arnica, amaro mountain herbs and black tea edge to the aromatics, while the palate takes on a decidedly green, leafy, complex and structural form. There are notes of black cherries, lavender, mulch, thyme, sage, sandalwood and brine. There are top quality producers internationally that are known and successful proponents of the whole-bunch style, and many old-school Australian producers have proven that the low-alcohol red wines age with grace and ease... So, with these templates in mind, this is a very good and detailed example from both schools of making. Very good, indeed.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2022
“A subtle and fresh syrah with sliced oranges, fresh plums and some strawberries, as well as cloves and white pepper. Medium-bodied with fine tannins that integrate nicely into the wine giving tension and tightness. Rose hips at the end.”
— James Suckling, Oct 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Yarra Valley
Bottles produced of this wine:
1,920
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
100% Wholebunch
Type of aging container:
Hogs Heads
Total SO2
66
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.75
Acidity:
5.1 g/L
Alcohol:
12.6 %
Dry extract:
19 g/L
Total SO2
66
Residual sugar:
0.12 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.