Rock Earth Syrah
Voluptuous, sweetly spiced & earthly;
Luc’s flagship Syrah
Rock Earth Syrah
A majestic varietal that truly reflects its unique terroir - a marriage between rock and earth. This exquisite wine embodies Luc's heartfelt homage to the legendary Syrahs of Cote Rotie in France, a place where he first experienced the allure of "the most silky and seductive Syrahs in the world."
The Vintage
Named after the very steep sandy, clay, gravelly slopes above the Putiki Estuary on this superb site found on Waiheke Island. It will cellar well for minimum 15 years and is the result of this superb site and Luc’s meticulous passion for excellence.
Rock Earth Syrah 2015
A 100% Syrah named after our rocky soils on Waiheke coastal single site “The 8 Vineyard". Hand-tended vines, tiny crop yields and a masterful combination of 6 "class A" syrah clones, combine to produce a rich, elegant and complex wine that proudly expresses this unique and spiritual piece of earth.
Unfined and minimally filtered. Symbolic of a stable home and protective place. An expression of this great earth. Influenced by the great Cote Rotie in the northern Rhone valley where Luc studied and worked.
Notes
Hand-tended vines, tiny crop yields and a masterful combination of 6 "class A" syrah clones, combine to produce a rich, elegant and complex wine that proudly expresses this unique and spiritual piece of earth. 16 months in 75% new French barriques.
Cellar at: 13-15 ºC
Drink: 2018 – 2028
Alcohol: 14.0%
Varietal: Syrah
Region: Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Rock Earth Syrah 2014
A 100% Syrah named after our rocky soils on Waiheke coastal single site “The 8 Vineyard". Hand-tended vines, tiny crop yields and a masterful combination of 6 "class A" syrah clones, combine to produce a rich, elegant and complex wine that proudly expresses this unique and spiritual piece of earth.
Unfined and minimally filtered. Symbolic of a stable home and protective place. An expression of this great earth. Influenced by the great Cote Rotie in the northern Rhone valley where Luc studied and worked.
Notes
Symbolic of a stable home and protective place. An expression of this great earth. Influenced by the great Cote Rotie in the northern Rhone valley where Luc studied and worked. 16 months in 75% new French barriques.
Cellar at: 13-15 ºC
Drink: 2018 – 2028
Alcohol: 14.0%
Varietal: Syrah
Region: Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Rock Earth Syrah 2013
A 100% Syrah named after our rocky soils on Waiheke coastal single site “The 8 Vineyard". Hand-tended vines, tiny crop yields and a masterful combination of 6 "class A" syrah clones, combine to produce a rich, elegant and complex wine that proudly expresses this unique and spiritual piece of earth.
Unfined and minimally filtered. Symbolic of a stable home and protective place. An expression of this great earth. Influenced by the great Cote Rotie in the northern Rhone valley where Luc studied and worked.
Notes
Symbolic of a stable home and protective place. An expression of this great earth. Influenced by the great Cote Rotie in the northern Rhone valley where Luc studied and worked. 16 months in 75% new French barriques.
Cellar at: 13-15 ºC
Drink: 2018 – 2028
Alcohol: 14.0%
Varietal: Syrah
Region: Waiheke Island, New Zealand
