• Complex oak
• Red plum & blueberry
• Subtle spice & hazelnut
• Silky texture

"Sweetly ripe and elegantly perfumed, the bouquet shows red plum, floral, hazelnut and subtle spice aromas, followed by a juicy palate offering silky texture and fine tannins. Well rounded and gently expressed, offering charming drinking. At its best: now to 2027" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2023

Vibrant red with violet hues. Our silky smooth Hãhã Syrah shows juicy blackcurrant and blueberry notes. Fresh and delicious with lovely savoury notes and a hint of pepper and spice, this wine is sure to be a firm favourite. Fruit aromas of blackcurrant, blueberry and cranberry with savoury characters and oak complexity. The palate is mid weight and retains a fresh crunchy acidity. Texturally, the tannins are very fine and the mouthfeel is full.

Vintage 2022 provided the warmest weather on record in New Zealand. This along with favourable rain post-flowering set up a fantastic fruit crop for our 2022 wines. An early and compact harvest coupled with hard work allowed our talented winemakers to produce fabulous wines that rival the last two years vintages with well balanced flavour and acidity.

The fruit for the 2022 Syrah was sourced from a tightly-centered group of vineyards in the Bridge Pa sub-region of Hawke’s Bay.

The grapes were harvested into small bins to ensure we had whole berries for fermentation. The fruit was cold soaked in open top fermenters for a brief period before the fermentation process kicked off with natural yeasts from the vineyard and winery. Post fermentation the wine was pressed to oak to undergo malolactic fermentation. It was then assembled, filtered and bottled.

Food Pairing: Drink with grilled meats or spicy Asian meat dishes.