Description

Established in 1991, Clayvin Vineyard is a north facing hillside vineyard, the vineyard planting is high density. This density creates natural competition among the vines, reducing vigour, promoting root structure and intensity of flavour. It also means that the vineyard only produces ‘one bottle of Clayvin Syrah per vine’.

On the nose our Single Vineyard Clayvin Syrah has beautiful, bright, aromatic fruit aromas of blueberry and plum which meld with violet, cinnamon and nutmeg unlined with an aniseed influence. Its powerful palate is full of texture and concentration with a lingering savoury finish.

We’re thrilled to announce that our 2021 Clayvin Syrah was awarded four trophies…..in one week! Taking our total Trophy haul for this wine up to 6 Trophies!

Scoring 96 points and awarded three trophies at the prestigious 2023 International Wine Challenge (IWC)  in London. It was awarded:

🏆 International Syrah Trophy

🏆 New Zealand Red Trophy

🏆 New Zealand Syrah Trophy

Soon after, our 2021 Clayvin Syrah was awarded Champion Syrah at the New Zealand Organic Wine Awards.

🏆 Champion Syrah

The IWC is one of the world’s most reputable wine competitions. The judging process tastes every wine ‘blind’ and judges each for its faithfulness to style, region and vintage. The IWC judging teams include experts and influencers from the international wine industry, commercial decision makers, buyers and Masters of Wine working in unison to find the highest quality wines each year from the 52 wine-producing countries represented in the competition.

All wines which win a Gold Medal then transition to the Trophy tasting to determine the best of the best. Regional and National winners are awarded and then wines are retasted by the Co-Chairs of the Panels who award the Champion Wine Trophies.

Giesen Chief Winemaker Duncan Shouler commented “We could not be more thrilled with this recognition. Our Clayvin vineyard in the Southern Valleys is a special site, renowned as one of the finest vineyards in Marlborough. This award is a testament to the exceptional quality fruit we have to work with. It’s lovely to see a spotlight being shone on New Zealand, particularly when benchmarked against some of the finest Syrah and Shiraz wines in the world.”