WAIRAU RIVER ROSE

1859 Shiraz 2012 Created in a contemporary style this Barossa Shiraz has notes of dark berries. The palate is rich with an excellent balance of fruit flavours, subtle tannins and a soft, silky finish. This vibrant and textural example of Barossa Shiraz is sourced from the exceptional 2012 vintage. Wine Companion 15th July “..It gleams at you in the glass and bounces around your mouth as you drink it, it’s a new wine from Saltram and they’re onto a winner”. by James Halliday Daily News 13th July “NICE smooth shiraz from one of Australia’s oldest and most respected winemakers. Dark berry flavours with a soft silky finish”. 93 Points by Peter Chapman

Elephant Hill are a Hawke’s Bay producer with class and style. They set the bar sky high when it comes to quality. That might be something to do with their German owners, Roger and Reydan Weiss, that spare no expense in running this state of the art winery located on the stunning Te Awanga coastline, and boast one of the finest winery restaurants in NZ! Elephant Hill Syrah

Using fruit sourced from their Gimblett, Bridge Pa and spectacular Te Awanga vineyards right on the Hawke’s Bay coastline, using entirely hand picked fruit, aged 18 months in French oak. In their own words the Elephant crew call this “luscious and elegant, a true Elephant Hill Syrah.“.

Drink it now or chuck it in your cellar and let it develop over the next ten years. If you’re in the Bay swing by this place (not long ago voted NZ’s top winery restaurant in Cuisine magazine) and grab a feed paired with these world class wines. They highly recommend a glass of this Syrah with Hereford fillet, artichoke, duck liver palate and truffle porcini crumb. Divine!