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Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Bullnose Syrah offers deli meat on the nose, exotic spice, graphite, black tea leaves and succulent red fruits. There is warmth (generosity, plushness, etc.) in this wine, but the acidity is cooling and detailed. Slinky, supple and balanced, shaped by ductile, tissue-paper tannins, chalky and shapely, this is lip-smacking. 13.5% and perfectly ripe. So good.
96 Decanter
Baked plum, cream and a touch of vanilla almost have an overtone of citrus. The palate is alive with white pepper spiciness, dense with ripe plum and red cherry, while a lactic note sets another aromatic accent. Fruit and flavour are concentrated yet the texture is very fine. Tannins are like starched velvet – rich, smooth and crunchy – and the aromas just swirl with heady abandon. This presses just so many pleasure buttons.
94 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com
A savory nose of charred rosemary, black pepper, crushed plums and coffee bean. Medium- to full-bodied with velvety tannins. Succulent and deep on the palate with plenty of meaty and grilled herbal complexity. Lovely weight and texture. Mouth-watering now, but can age. Sustainable. Drink or hold.
"The Bullnose vineyard's old red iron soils product Te Mata Estate's finest syrah. This wine has distinct floral and spice aromas, rich flavours of plum, raspberry and blackberry, with a velvet texture."-Winery
