Helen's Hill 'Hill Top' Syrah 2020 the-eyrie-vineyards cherries and herbs

cherries and herbs

brioche character

The soil is a mix of red and black clay over a base of limestone and ancient ocean bed remnants

TORU – (which means “three” in Māori) is an aromatic blend we first created over 12 years ago and was the first of it’s kind in New Zealand

with deeper roots

Helen's Hill 'Hill Top' Syrah 2020 the-eyrie-vineyards cherries and herbsAs with all Helens Hill wines, the team are simply trying to capture the vineyard in the bottle. Less is more. The site where the small planting of Shiraz is located is the key. Set pretty much on the ridge line of their biggest hill (hence the name Hill Top Syrah), the vines are exposed to the full brunt of northerly winds and all day sun. So although the estate is cool climate, the site is very much the warmest on the vineyard and allows slightly