Best of the best 2024 Gimblett Gravels reds
What a vintage. The 2024 top 12 reds from Gimblett Gravels in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, have been announced and independent taster Andrew Caillard MW describes the wines from the 2024 vintage in Gimblett Gravels Wine Growing District® (GGWD) as "An embarrassment of richness.”
The wines are selected via a blind tasting led by Master of Wine Andrew Caillard, the 2024 AVS represents the best of the vintage. Now in its 17th year, the initiative ensures influential wine media and market leaders stay connected to the District, vintage by vintage.
Caillard says Syrah shone in 2024, with the very best examples “exemplified by their soaring aromatics, generosity of flavour and vigorous flow.”
While he saw Syrah as the star performer, Caillard also noted the calibre of the Merlot and Cabernet blends.
"The art of blending elevated Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot to a similar level of quality albeit in a different but equal class.”
Chairman of the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association, Cameron Price, described the vintage as remarkable - "The 2024 vintage has produced Gimblett Gravels® reds of exceptional balance, a reflection of the maturity of the district and deserving of their first-class reputation on the world stage.”
The 2024 Annual Vintage Selection comprises the following wines:
Blended reds (made from traditional Bordeaux red grape varieties)
2024 Craggy Range Sophia
2024 Mission Estate Jewelstone Antoine
2024 Smith & Sheth Cantera
2024 Squawking Magpie The Nest
2024 Trinity Hill The Gimblett
2024 Villa Maria Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Syrah
2024 Craggy Range Le Sol
2024 Čuvar Guardians Syrah
2024 Elephant Hill Stone Syrah
2024 Sacred Hill Wine Thief Syrah
2024 Squawking Magpie Stoned Crow Syrah
2024 Villa Maria Cellar Selection Syrah
