Ash Ridge Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2016 $50 
Unfined, unfiltered and absolutely elegance wine-onified. Perfumed with peppercorn, bay leaf, bright violets and plum blossom, the palate of this new release by winemaker Lauren Swift shows deeply savoury characters, leather-slapped, game meat and mocha notes. Fresh acidity and fanging length of flavour. It’s a syrah that’ll reward cellaring into the middle of the next decade (if you’re disciplined enough)
