New Zealand Syrah?

[cnspriggs]

Can anyone recommend some great New Zealand Syrah? My background is from a Northern Rhone perspective but I'm open to anything as long as it's very good quality and no worry about where it is available as I'll source directly.

[cnspriggs]

Sorry for the multiple posts!! Kept saying there was an error and it hadn't been posted. My sincere apologies!

[djsexyb]

d' Arenburg "The Dead Arm" Shiraz is a personal favorite of mine. it has stunning complexity and varietial notes without too much oak at all, crisp acidiy, and good ageability. highly recommended. there is some variation year to year, which is to be expected, but overall a stunning wine.

check them out here:

http://www.darenberg.com.au/default2.php

[wkl]

d'arenburg is australian. no?

[djsexyb]

d'arenburg is australian. no?

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ooops, dunno what i was thinking there. eh, its all in the same hemisphere, lol. my mistake...

[cnspriggs]

Has anyone had Stonecroft and if so how was it?

[Pat Churchill]

Can personally vouch for Te Mata Estate Bullnose Syrah. Check out

Was even prepared to pay Oz's extraordinary bureaucratic tax on our last few bottles when we shifted cross the ditch last year. (Kiwi friends offered to buy them and save us the angst!)

[Daniel Rogov]

Among consistent good bets are the wines from Te Mata, Mills Reef, Schubert and Babich.

[SiseFromm]

David Franz is excellent! Some of the 2000 vintage was sold through Chateau Potelle in the United States but it's limited production so I'm not sure how readily available it is. You can probably call the folks at Chateau Potelle in Napa Valley though to see if they have any left. I remember it being a great value for the quality.

[SiseFromm]

Oh. Whoops. David Franz is from Australia. My bad.

[SBonner]

Babich and Te Awa are two I would highly recommend. Most that I have tried are very much in the Rhone flavour profile.

Cheers,

Stephen Bonner

Vancouver