Maison Noire Home Block Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2020 $40 
Wow. This is one sexy wine! Deep, glossy and crimson-hued, I love the waft of caramelised spices, coffee, sweet cocoa and buckets of baked fruit on the nose. It’s intensely fragrant and gushes with peppercorns, red currant and smoked cherry flavours on the palate. The tannins are elastic and muscular and accentuate a finish laced with pomegranate, juicy spices, Black Doris plum and fabulous freshness.
