Bilancia Syrah 2021

Bilancia is a boutique winery located in Hawke's Bay, established in 1997 by winemakers Warren Gibson and Lorraine Leheny. Both had a deep love of Italy and shared a dream of making their own wine. Work had taken them around the globe, but on returning to New Zealand, they realised that dream, calling their venture Bilancia, meaning, ‘balance, equilibrium and harmony’ - qualities which are carried through all aspects of their winemaking.

The estate's flagship vineyard, La Collina (meaning ‘the hill’ in Italian) is situated on the slopes of Roys Hill. This unique hillside vineyard is primarily planted with Syrah on its upper terraces, while the lower areas cultivate Chardonnay and Viognier. Their exceptional Pinot Gris, is made using fruit from other select Hawke's Bay vineyards.

Bilancia's La Collina Syrah is considered by many to be the greatest syrah in New Zealand, this is a true icon and one which will effortlessly stand the test of time.

The fruit was sourced from two vineyards at Roys Hill, Hawke’s Bay; la collina and Trelinnoe. The final wine is a blend of approximately 8% from la collina vineyard and the remainder from Trelinnoe vineyard. From both vineyards perfect Syrah fruit was harvested separately and crushed to open top vessels with gentle hand plunging of the cap daily during fermentation. The wines were pressed at dryness and run to either older French oak barriques or stainless-steel tanks. The final wine was blended just prior to bottling.