2021 Harrison Black Hound Syrah
Adelaide Hills, SA
Juicy, spicy and blue-fruited Syrah from the Adelaide Hills.
$40.00
Elegant, whole-bunch focused syrah. Yes, thanks.
Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
Riley Harrison makes this seductive Adelaide Hills Syrah in the mode of a tasty, jubey Beaujolais.
The fruit, grown by Michael Downer at Murdoch Hill in Oakbank, is fermented with 60% whole bunches, accentuating the bright blue and purple fruits and floral top notes which leap from the glass. It's juicy, bright, spicy and buoyant in personality.
If you're looking for big, ball-busting SA Shiraz, this may not be for you... but if slurpy, smooth, slinky reds are your thing, then step this way.
About Harrison Wines
Riley Harrison has been making wines in South Australia for a few years now, mostly under the banner of much-loved cult label Samuel's Gorge.
With a background in viticulture but a growing love for the art of winemaking, he's a talent on the rise. "It's the complex interaction of science, creativity and environment in a bid to generate flavour, that I find intoxicating." - Riley Harrison
Harrison Wines is his pet project where he gets to tinker with some small batches of fruit from good growers around the state.
These are fresh, contemporary expressions of single varieties that put drinkability at a premium. Great packaging, great juice and great value to boot.
McLaren Vale, SA
From The Producer
Syrah from the cool climes of the Adelaide Hills. These grapes are sourced from the Murdoch Hill vineyard just outside of Oakbank. 60% whole bunch fermentation and only minimal hand plunging. 9 months in seasoned French oak.
Spicy and lifted, this Syrah leaps from the glass. Loaded with plush dark berries, olive tapenade and pepper-crusted game, all coiled around a firm arrow of long, powdery tannin.
Decadent hedonism dressed up as a nonchalant party boy.
Blend : Shiraz (100%)
ABV : 13.1%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2030
Bottle Size : 750ml
McLaren Vale, SA
Critic Reviews
"Dark cherries, some white pepper, game meat and mixed dried herbs. Spicy to taste with more of the dark berry, maybe more cherry going on, a sheath of fine, graphite-laced tannins and finishes spicy, peppery, herbal too. Aromatic, medium weight, plush and long. Elegant, whole-bunch focused syrah. Yes, thanks." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
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