Te Mania Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2020 $27.99 
While the team at Te Mania have kept us copasetic with their bottles of Nelsonian niceness, this time they’ve journeyed north to the syrah capital of the country to hunt out fruit that’ll not only curl your lashes and epilate your limbs, it’ll also expand your nostrils with fresh peppercorns, violets and freshly-turned earth. Palate-wise it’s a blueberry and tamarillo-tastic, spice-saturated example with fine-grained, powdery tannins, refreshing acidity and all manner of classic syrah sensations for your sipping pleasure. Slow-cooked duck casserole? Dynamite!
