{"product_id":"2024-bilancia-la-collina-syrah","title":"2024 Bilancia La Collina Syrah","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The La Collina Syrah is New Zealand’s greatest Syrah. This is clear.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"La Collina\" translates to \"The Hill\" - one of the best 'hills' in all of New Zealand wine, it would seem. Sourced from a steep, rocky outcrop in Hawke's Bay, this is the apex predator of the Bilancia portfolio. Winemakers Lorraine Leheny and Warren Gibson have earned a reputation for producing one of the absolute benchmarks for New World Syrah from this unforgiving site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 season was a welcome return to form. After a couple of tricky years, the vintage offered perfect conditions, albeit with agonizingly low yields, making this the first release of La Collina since 2021. The fruit came in pristine condition, allowing the team to push the winemaking dial. For this release, they went with 100% whole bunch fermentation in open-top vessels. This technique is crucial. It lifts the aromatics and builds a structural framework that allows the wine to age for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a spectacular Syrah. You get waves of brambly berry fruit, savoury spice and a deep, structural core. The tannins are velvety, yet there is serious power here. A recent vertical tasting by Erin Larkin confirmed that even the earliest vintages are still alive and kicking, suggesting this 2024 will comfortably sit in the cellar for the next 15 to 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a spectacular wine. It's truly great, and not just in a Hawke's Bay context, nor merely a New Zealand context, but truly great in a global Syrah context. This is a superb example. I love it.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Bilancia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42552861294635,"sku":"2024 Bilancia La Collina Syrah","price":145.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024BilanciaLaCollinaSyrah.png?v=1765155373","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-bilancia-la-collina-syrah","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}