Item was successfully added to your cart

2007 SLC Syrah

At every stage of grape cultivation, harvest and winemaking only the very finest lots are selected for Mission Hill Family Estate's 'Select Lot Collection' wines. The grapes are chosen from blocks and rows within 100% winery owned estates in Oliver and Osoyoos, having been meticulously cared for throughout the growing season in the vineyard. Hand harvested, and hand sorted during grape-receiving, they are then gravity fed to small fermentation vessels, and barrel aged in tiny lots to allow for ultimate selectivity. The Syrah has been aged in French and American oak for 18 months.

Wine Profile

Awards

Silver Medal 2010 All Canadian Wine Championships
2010 International Wine Challenge
2010 Decanter World Wine Awards

91 Points
A rather impressive, ripe, new world style Syrah, that retains some spicy black pepper, meaty, and savoury notes. There's plenty of dark cassis fruit and integrated wood. Really a very fine effort here, for current or mid-term cellaring.
John Szabo, Wine Access Magazine, Spring 2010

Production Notes
Spring and early summer were normal with the weather during bloom very good, and so an excellent fruit set occurred. Despite the onset of La Nina in the autumn, significant work on canopy management including leaf thinning, cluster pruning, careful fruit exposure, and irrigation management allowed us to proceed into the fall with berry growth and ripeness as expected and the fruit in excellent condition. Chief Winemaker John Simes comments, "early tastings of the whites are highly aromatic and lively, with a natural balance of fruitiness and the young reds indicate a pleasing suppleness of tannins and excellent colour. Overall, the colour, flavours, tannins and acidity all matured together beautifully and initial tasting reveals well-balanced wines."

Production
100% Syrah

---