2018 Trinity Hill Homage Syrah

98 POINTS

James Suckling

This is a complex and very intense syrah that offers a deeply ripe yet fresh and clear-cut impression of blackberry and pepper, with other layers of spice, graphite and gently meaty notes. The palate is silky yet powerful with really finely layered tannins that cast a long, evenly built finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

95 POINTS

Christina Pickard - Wine Enthusiast

The latest vintage of Homage is a strong one. Straight out of the gate it offers heady aromas of cherries, mint, baking and savory spices, black olives and violets. The oak is fairly prominent, too. In the mouth it's taut and linear, with fine, savory tannins and lovely lifted fruit and spice throughout. Should have a long and beautiful life ahead of it. Drink now–2040.

94 POINTS

Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

Always a serious style with a high percentage of whole bunch compared with most producers on the Gravels, this is fragrant, spiced Syrah that seems cooler than the “warmest summer on record” statistics would suggest. While delicate and floaty on the midpalate, there is an intensity of fruit and masses of resolved tannins. Warmly aromatic and brooding with cinnamon, clove and Szechuan pepper meeting black fruit and aniseed, this is a complex, layered style that is constantly evolving. The finish is fresh, the scent of herbs and spices lingering and lingering.

92 POINTS

Joe Czerwinski - Wine Advocate

The 2018 Homage Syrah includes a mere 0.4% Viognier, yet it boasts distinct scents of stone fruit on the nose, backed by red and black raspberries and hints of peppermint. It's only medium-bodied, in line with the trend over the past few vintages toward less power and (presumably) more finesse. In this vintage, it comes off a bit lacking in richness on the palate, although the wine's complexity—marrying mixed berries, violets, spice and herb notes, plus hints of licorice and coffee—makes this still a very enjoyable drink. Give it another couple of years in the cellar and drink it over the following decade or so.