Tasting Note - Te Mata Bullnose Syrah 2005 (Recommended)

This wine retails for $47. When I pay over $30 for a bottle of wine I expect to be able to see a marked step up in quality from bottles in the $20 - $30 range. This may seem a bit obvious but quite often I am disappointed and feel I have been cheated. Not so with this wine which is worth every cent. A lifted aroma of eucalyptus, tomato leaf and black pepper. The palate is medium body with a texture so smooth and fine it oozes quality. Displays very savoury flavours, it is leafy, and meaty with plenty of spice. The fruit is there but in the background and more stewed rhubarb than ripe berries. Fine powdery tannin and a long spicy finish. A cut above!