Name: Le Sol
Brand: Craggy Range
SKU: NZ-GGV-CRRA02

Wine prices

Reference	Vintage / size	Price / bottle	Source
Producer priceRecommended retail price	2020 / 750ml	≈ $118.16Original NZD 209.00≈ €105.15 · £88.82	craggyrange.com ↗Apr 2026

2024 Technical Specifications

NZ-GGV-CRRA02-2024

Alcohol 14.0%

pH 3.65

Total Acidity 6.1 g/L

Grape Varieties Syrah

Drinking Window Drink now, or cellar 15+ years from vintage

Region Gimblett Gravels

Harvest Dates Blocks 10 and 11: 4 April 2024; Block 14: 8 April 2024

Estate Grown Yes

Sites Gimblett Gravels Estate Blocks 10, 11 and 14

Grape Clone Heritage MS clone

Fermentation Vessels French oak, concrete Nico Velo and wooden cuve

Maceration 22 days

Oak Details 29% First Fill New Oak

First Fill New Oak29%

Oak Types French and Austrian oak

Unfined Yes

Unfiltered Yes

Production Details The parcels were vinified separately. Block 10 included 25% whole bunch and fermented in French oak; Block 11 fermented in concrete Nico Velo and Block 14 in wooden cuve. Fermentation was managed gently, with an average 22 days on skins and simultaneous malolactic fermentation. The wine matured for 18 months in French and Austrian oak, 29% new, and was bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Tasting Notes Deep purple with garnet hue; dark plum, blackberry, violet, anise and subtle smoked meat; dense, tightly coiled palate with black fruit, cracked pepper and violet; long graphite-, iron-, black-olive- and savoury-spice finish.

Critics Ratings 99 points — Ken Gargett; 98 — Tom Kline; 97 — Stephen Wong MW; 96 — Andrew Caillard MW; 96 — Cameron Douglas MS

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2023 Technical Specifications

NZ-GGV-CRRA02-2023

Alcohol 13.0%

pH 3.71

Total Acidity 5.3 g/L

Grape Varieties Syrah

Drinking Window Enjoy now, or cellar 12+ years

Region Gimblett Gravels

Sites Gimblett Gravels Estate Blocks 10, 14 and 4

Fermentation Vessels French oak cuve and stainless-steel open-top fermenter

Oak Details 37% First Fill New Oak

First Fill New Oak37%

Oak Types French and Austrian oak

Extended Maceration Yes

Production Details Fruit from Blocks 10, 14 and 4 was selectively hand-harvested and meticulously hand-sorted, then split between a French oak cuve and stainless-steel open-top fermenter. Skin maceration lasted 24–28 days with gentle pumpovers. The wine matured for 17 months in French oak barriques and Austrian demi-muids, 37% new.

Tasting Notes Deep twilight purple; lavender, liquorice, graphite and mulberry; floral and savoury palate with tension and freshness; silken, precise tannins.

Critics Ratings 96 points — Colin Hay, Drinks Business; 95 — Jane Anson; 95 — Stephen Wong MW; 95 — Georgina Hindle, Decanter; 18.5+ — Matthew Jukes

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2022 Technical Specifications

NZ-GGV-CRRA02-2022

Alcohol 13.0%

pH 3.74

Total Acidity 5.34 g/L

Grape Varieties Syrah

Drinking Window Enjoy now or cellar until 2038

Region Gimblett Gravels

Sites Gimblett Gravels Estate Blocks 10, 14 and 4

Fermentation Vessels Open-top French oak cuves

Oak Details 45% First Fill New Oak

First Fill New Oak45%

Oak Types French and Austrian oak

Extended Maceration Yes

Production Details Fruit from Blocks 10, 14 and 4 was selectively hand-harvested and meticulously hand-sorted, then fermented in open-top French oak cuves. Skin maceration lasted 24–28 days with gentle pumpovers. The wine matured for 17 months in French and Austrian oak barriques, 45% new.

Tasting Notes Very dark purple; lavender, black tea, graphite and mulberry; expressive umami and floral palate; ultra-fine, silky tannins and dense texture.

Critics Ratings 97 points — Colin Hay, Drinks Business; 96 — Stephen Wong MW; 95+ — Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

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2021 Technical Specifications

NZ-GGV-CRRA02-2021

Alcohol 13.0%

pH 3.62

Total Acidity 5.3 g/L

Grape Varieties 100% Syrah

Drinking Window Enjoy now or cellar until 2040

Region Gimblett Gravels

Vineyard Yield 28 hL/ha

Brix at Harvest 23.0°

Fermentation Vessels Open-top French oak cuves

Indigenous Yeast Yes

Oak Details 32% First Fill New Oak

First Fill New Oak32%

Oak Types French and Austrian oak

Barrel Size Barriques and puncheons

Bottling Date December 2022

Unfined Yes

Production Details The fruit was 100% hand-harvested, with 27% whole bunch and 73% destemmed. Indigenous fermentation took place in open-top French oak cuves. The wine matured for 17 months in French and Austrian oak barriques and puncheons, 32% new. It was bottled in December 2022 without fining and after coarse filtration. Finished-wine residual sugar is reported by the producer as “Nil.”.

Tasting Notes Very dark purple; abundant sweet black fruit, notably boysenberry and blueberry; seamless tannin structure and high intensity.

Critics Ratings 98 points — Ken Gargett, World of Fine Wine; 97+ — Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate; 19 — Matthew Jukes; 97 — James Suckling

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