Gimblett Gravels
New Zealand’s warm-site reds
- Soil
- Free-draining old riverbed gravels that soak up heat; one of NZ’s warmest red-wine sites.
- Style
- Elegant, peppery Syrah and Bordeaux-style Cabernet-Merlot blends; serious Chardonnay nearby.
- Top sites
- The Gimblett Gravels district — a defined 800-hectare gravel zone.
- Vintages
- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Producers
- Trinity HillBilancia
Tip · The sun-trapping Gimblett Gravels make New Zealand’s best Syrah — peppery, floral and Northern-Rhône-like — plus structured Bordeaux blends, in a country otherwise built on whites and Pinot.
Value pick
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Syrah · ~$22
Peppery, floral, cool-climate Syrah — an elegant, affordable counterpoint to Aussie Shiraz.
Collector pick
Craggy Range ‘Le Sol’ Syrah · ~$80 · 2019
A flagship single-vineyard Gimblett Syrah — pure, perfumed and Rhône-like, NZ’s top tier.