{"id":622,"date":"2019-12-20T08:34:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T08:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=622"},"modified":"2020-05-12T18:48:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T18:48:28","slug":"nz-wine-of-the-year-tasting-villa-maria-syrahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=622","title":{"rendered":"NZ Wine of the Year Tasting &#8211; Villa Maria: Syrahs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"622\" class=\"elementor elementor-622\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77b6b32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77b6b32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05c929a\" data-id=\"05c929a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe143b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe143b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Villa-Maria-team-Jonathan-Hamlet-Dave-Roper-Karen-Fistonich-Paul-Robinson-Ollie-Powrie-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Villa-Maria-team-Jonathan-Hamlet-Dave-Roper-Karen-Fistonich-Paul-Robinson-Ollie-Powrie-copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Villa-Maria-team-Jonathan-Hamlet-Dave-Roper-Karen-Fistonich-Paul-Robinson-Ollie-Powrie-copy-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Villa-Maria-team-Jonathan-Hamlet-Dave-Roper-Karen-Fistonich-Paul-Robinson-Ollie-Powrie-copy-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Villa-Maria-team-Jonathan-Hamlet-Dave-Roper-Karen-Fistonich-Paul-Robinson-Ollie-Powrie-copy-113x90.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a26bc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a26bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb46d29\" data-id=\"cb46d29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1759c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1759c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Villa Maria takes top spot at New Zealand Wine of the Year awards - WineFolio tastes the wines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fd3de0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fd3de0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ad8a02\" data-id=\"5ad8a02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8070c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b8070c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Villa Maria has been awarded the highly coveted title of New Zealand Wine of the Year at the recent awards &#8211; we grabbed the two top wines, plus an alternate vintage, to try these winners on for size&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3eae48e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3eae48e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f155cf\" data-id=\"7f155cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb3dff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb3dff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Villa Maria Cellar Selection Hawke\u2019s Bay Syrah 2017<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd1920c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd1920c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-751eead\" data-id=\"751eead\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4ea7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac4ea7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_193844.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-625\" alt=\"Villa Maria Cellar selection Syrah 2017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_193844.jpg 900w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_193844-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_193844-768x874.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_193844-79x90.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28ff855\" data-id=\"28ff855\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47aa24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e47aa24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We started off with an \u201calternate\u201d vintage\u2026The 2017 season was a game of two halves \u2013 an incredibly dry January, but with late season rainfall came worries about getting the fruit to maximum ripeness. The wine is a dense purple colour with a softening to carmine around the edges. Profoundly perfumed, with aromas of ripe plums, dried herbs and a hint of violet floral. Medium-full bodied palate, laden with succulent black berry and redcurrants, unfolding with pepper and a rich seam of oak. The soft dry tannins are beautifully in harmony and direct the wine towards a sensual, velvety textured finish of some length.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5492b39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5492b39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6c1440\" data-id=\"e6c1440\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4344d26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4344d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13f1493 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13f1493\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e7fa0a\" data-id=\"3e7fa0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f72068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f72068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Villa Maria Cellar Selection Hawke\u2019s Bay Syrah 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-404e5a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"404e5a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f2a5cf\" data-id=\"0f2a5cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a9d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93a9d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winner of the NZ Wine of the Year Trophy in 2019 \u2013 a fantastic feat for an entry level wine. Villa Maria must be pretty happy with their syrahs going from little-known varietals, to major award-winners in the space of just a few years. Interesting to compare the 2018 to the 2017 on the same evening\u2026<\/p><p>A huge nose of black pepper, blueberries, and dark plums with fruitcake spices. A sense of riper fruit than the \u201917, but still with the floral and some liquorice depth coming through on the medium-bodied palate. The dry and fine tannins are framed with cedar in a tightly structured core that has a litheness despite the plump lushness of the fruit. A mocha oak influence completes the layered silken textures, as the finish is precise and so, so long. I love the balance of this wine. And the value for money factor cannot be overlooked.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03f0562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03f0562\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80ad6ee\" data-id=\"80ad6ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529a3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"529a3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4427aa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4427aa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21e056e\" data-id=\"21e056e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8655a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8655a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2006, 2013 and 2018 vintages of this Reserve wine won Champion Wine of Provenance at the NZ Wine of the Year awards (the Champion Wine of Provenance celebrates a wines\u2019 consistency of quality and ability to age over ten years). We tasted the young 2018 tonight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0e1ac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0e1ac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b5fd44\" data-id=\"8b5fd44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79d7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d79d7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A dense inky burgundy colour in the glass; again with a wonderfully fragrant nose \u2013 boysenberry, white pepper and a fennel-like savouriness amongst the signature top note of violet flowers. Heading towards full-bodied on a palate of decadent damson and currant ripeness. Intense. Layered with an underlying creaminess and honed with spicy French oak. Nicely drying tannins balance out the sensual depth, and lead towards a sweet and concentrated finish. Quite some complexity \u2013 almost chaotic &#8211; for a new wine. I expect this to \u2018settle down\u2019 in the long term, drinking beautifully into the next decade and justifying the awards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afcb5ed\" data-id=\"afcb5ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a59b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a59b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_205737-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-626\" alt=\"Villa Maria syrah\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_205737-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_205737-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_205737-68x90.jpg 68w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191220_205737.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Villa Maria takes top spot at New Zealand Wine of the Year awards &#8211; 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