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[TN] '10 Te Mata "Bullnose" Syrah

Jean, Andrew and I took advantage of a long holiday weekend to travel to Hanmer Hot Springs, a natural hot springs/ water park. We took ourselves out to dinner at a French-inspired local restaurant where Jean and I both got venison. With our dinner we got:

2010 Te Mata Estate "Bullnose" Syrah (Hawke's Bay) nose: initially, lactic with red berry fruit, turning more mineral and darker, finishing with a hint of spice palate: medium body, firm acidity, later becoming more structured

This winery was one of the ones visited with St. Helier, Ian and Jacqui Hoare back in '01. Although the wine was painfully young and probably would benefit from 5-10 years in the cellar, it shows great promise. More in the vein of a well-made CA Syrah from a cool climate than anything French, it showed great class and restraint.

Mark Lipton

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Mark Lipton
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Are you saying French Syrah is unrestrained? :-) The mass of Syrah from France is large enough to cause a gravitational pull (restraint) on the less massive NZ Syrah, according to the well known equation F = G m1 m2 / d^2

I have found similar restraint in syrah from the Valais in Switzerland, though not necessarily class. Time to go look for Te Mata syrah...

cheers Mark

Mike

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Mike Tommasi

Good point, Mike! The only French Syrah that I drink comes from the N Rhone apart from the small amounts that make it into my S Rhone blends :) And does a restrained Syrah obey Hooke's Law? ;-)

I don't know what will be harder: my finding a Swiss Syrah or your finding Te Mata Estate. My money's on the under/under.

Mark Lipton

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Mark Lipton

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