Ripest selected berries, grown at Passage Rock, Waiheke Island. The Reserve Syrah is reserved only for outstanding Syrah. Plum, cherry with a hint of pepper and vanillin spice and is a full intense and very rich wine.

The 2008 Syrah was in barrel for 22 months; 90% new French Burgundy barrels. The wine was regularly and carefully racked and very gently aerated during aging. The winemaking philosophy is to preserve the very distinct vineyard character and fruit purity along with support from new but low impact French oak.

The Reserve Syrah 2007 displays the classic Bridge Pa Vineyard aromas of violet and lifted black fruits. The Rhone style palate is supple and intense featuring berries, black cracked pepper, tobacco and an earthy undertone. Barrel aging for 18 months in new and seasoned American oak barriques has contributed to a beautifully balanced and elegantly structured wine that will continue to develop in the bottle long after its release.

made from the very best hand harvested fruit from vines grown on Taupo Pumice Sands at the Ngatarawa Road vineyard Crafted by Bruce Helliwell using traditional gentle winemaking techniques, Louis 2004 is opulent and full bodied, its colour is dark ruby and concentrated with a dark rose edge. On the nose it shows aromas of black pepper, spices, and violets, the palate displays black fruits, bitter chocolate and a broody, earthy undertone. Louis 04 is balanced and elegant, with firm ripe tannins and a delicious mid-palate concentration leading into a long lingering finish.

Crafted using traditional gentle winemaking techniques Louis Syrah 2006 displays the classic Bridge Pa Vineyard aromas of perfumed violet and black fruit. The palate is full bodied and smooth featuring berries, black cracked pepper and an earthy undertone. Extended barrel aging in American oak barriques has contributed to a beautifully balanced and elegantly structured Rhône style wine that will continue to develop in the bottle long after its release.