Craggy Range Le Sol

Craggy Range Le Sol (French for ‘the soil’) is arguably New Zealand’s finest Syrah. Heck, you won’t catch us arguing otherwise! With a glowing international reputation and a history of critic scores that leaves jaws dropped this is quite simply a must-have for any keen collector. That’s if you can lay your mits on a bottle, global demand massively outstrips supply every release!

This is the 2024 Craggy Range Le Sol release and it’s absolutely no surprise to see it get near a perfect score straight out of the blocks…

97/100 & Top Rank Award (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review)
“This is on another level of concentration, exploding across the palate with waves of black fruit, olive, spice and creamy wood and hiding an impressive amount of structured, grippy tannin under the sweetness and plush velvet.”

97/100 (Halliday’s Wine Companion)
“It is a stunning, elegant release built for extensive cellar ageing. An absolute cracker!”

97/100 (James Suckling)
“Impressive syrah with raspberry and blackberry, with hints of spice and dried flowers. Medium-bodied with a dense and superbly rich finish. So balanced and polished. Lasts for minutes. Hints of lead pencil and cracked pepper at the end. Terrific syrah.”

96/100 (Cam Douglas MS)
“Fabulous colour and concentration with a dark fruited, broody bouquet, layers of blackcurrant and smoky oak, clove and vanilla-pod, dried herb and purple fruits”

95/100 (Andrew Caillard MW)
“Deep crimson. Beautiful pure blackberry, graphite aromas with hints of black pepper and spice. Smooth and buoyant with fresh blackberry, mulberry fruits, fine slinky tannins and underlying roasted chestnut notes. Finishes chocolaty and minerally. Superb fruit definition and flow.”

Le Sol is produced using Syrah fruit from a heritage clone brought to New Zealand in the 1840s, aged for 18 months in 29% new oak. This is a stunner. Cellar for 10-25 years from vintage.