Squawking Magpie The Chatterer Syrah 2020

Squawking Magpie is a boutique winery located in the renowned Gimblett Gravels wine-growing district of Hawke's Bay - synonymous with the production of world-renowned wines. The incredibly stony soils of the ancient bed of the Ngaruroro River and this warm location, create perfect conditions for ripe, full-bodied and gravelly-textured red grapes.

It all began in 1981, when founder Gavin Yortt, first planted vines in the region's Irongate Vineyard on Gimblett Road. Gavin was one of the three first growers in the Gravels.
Over 40 years later, Squawking Magpie has developed long history of producing outstanding wines. The portfolio is diverse, though it is their Reds - Syrah’s and Merlot/Cabernet blends - for which they are especially known, Stoned Crow Syrah 2019 & 2021 and The Nest 2022 being good examples.

The exceptional 2019 season led to a long, dry autumn, allowing red grape varieties to mature slowly, preserving their varietal character and achieving ripe tannins. Grapes were harvested at optimal ripeness and fermented in small stainless-steel vats, and carefully temperature controlled. After fermentation, the wine was pressed to separate it from the grape skins and seeds, then transferred to French oak barrels for 16 months of maturation to add subtle oak nuances, and complexity, before filtering and bottling in November 2020.