100 POINTS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
99 POINTS: Bob Campbell MW
99 POINTS (19.5+/20) Raymond Chan
5 STARS: Michael Cooper
"It is a privilege to be able to taste and review the Trinity Hill ‘Homage’ Syrah 2014 Without any doubt, the wine is one of the greatest Syrahs made in this country and stands tall in the best of international company. The wine is named in tribute to Gerard Jaboulet of Paul Jaboulet Aine, who Trinity Hill’s founding winemaker John Hancock worked vintage for in 1996. Paul Jaboulet Aine makes the iconic ‘La Chapelle’
Hermitage, which still serves as an inspiration for Trinity Hill." - Raymond Chan

"Full, very dark, deep, black-hued purple-red colour, a little lighter edged, very youthful in appearance. The nose is very refined and elegantly expressed with aromas of pure and ripe black-berried fruits harmoniously melded with an array of fragrant black and violet florals, along with suggestions of spice and black mineral detail. The aromatics are tight and concentrated, build in intensity in the glass and exude immense finesse. Medium-full bodied, the palate is tightly bound and concentrated with intense and penetrating flavours of ripe blackberries, lifted by a range of fragrant black and floral notes. The fruit is complexed by fine iron-earth and black mineral elements, with suggestions of spice unfolding. The fruit is supported by considerable extraction, the powdery tannins providing a firm, near velvet-textured line. The palate flows with drive and underlying soft, ripe acidity lends the energy to carry to a taut, long-lingering finish of black fruits and an array of dark florals. This is a very refined, aromatic, individual Syrah with ripe black fruits and an array of fragrant florals and mineral complexities, on a seriously structured palate with very fine tannins. Match with roasted lamb, beef, venison and game meat over the next 12-15 years. Almost 100% hand-picked Syrah, including approx. 0.3% Viognier, from the company’s Gimblett Gravels vineyards" – 99 Points (19.5+/20) Raymond Chan