Jasper Ridge Estate is located at the east end of New Zealand’s Waiheke Island on Cowes Bay Road, near the small coastal settlement of Orapiu, overlooking the Hauraki Gulf. As a small boutique vineyard, we grow Syrah and are home to around 4000 vines. The Jasper Ridge Syrah produces flavours of darker fruits including plum, blackberry and raspberry, with the signature black peppercorn found on the palate. The style is much lighter and more refined than similar Syrah (Shiraz) found in hotter climates. Additional flavours, complexity and tannins come from French oak ageing in a mix of new and used barriques. The Jasper Ridge Rosé has much more subtle strawberry and raspberry flavours due to picking the fruit earlier and different wine making techniques.
