Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Syrah Blanc de Noir 2023 $32 It’s not everyday you see syrah made in the style of a white wine, right? But in a year when most of his vineyards were obliterated by Cyclone Gabrielle, winemaker Alex Hendry felt it couldn’t hurt to experiment. What did he have to lose? Well, … Read More
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Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021
Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 $64 From one of the recent holy trinity of vintages (2019, 2020, 2021), this syrah has deliciously gentle ripeness, fragrant florals and fresh peppercorn characters, and a lick of bitter chocolate, blackcurrant, blueberry and leather on the nose and palate. It’s warming, soothing and terrifically textural, with … Read More
Village Vineyards Arataki Block Havelock North Red Blend 2021
Village Vineyards Arataki Block Havelock North Red Blend 2021 $45 The Evans family has transformed a sleepy little five-hectare block on Te Mata Road in Havelock North into a busy, vibrant vineyard where all sorts of magic happens. Merlot has become their most popular wine; it’s dominant in this bottle, but splashes of syrah and … Read More
Village Vineyards Hawke’s Bay Snakebite Pét-Nat 2024
Village Vineyards Hawke’s Bay Snakebite Pét-Nat 2024 $40 A crisp, red apple, salted watermelon, pink peppercorn and redcurrant-soaked refresher right here. Crafted in the ancestral method from Syrah grown in the Te Mata heritage zone at the foothills of Te Mata Peak, the Snakebite has bright, creamy textures and a lick of spice to finish. … Read More
Smith & Sheth Cru Omahu Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021
Smith & Sheth Cru Omahu Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 $80 If you’re a fan of densely textural syrah then this will soothe the throat, clear the nose and shiver all your timbers. Crafted by Steve Smith MW and his team, from fruit grown in one of the holy trinity of Hawke’s Bay vintages (2019/2020/2021), this … Read More
Brookfields Hillside Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2023
Brookfields Hillside Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2023 $60 Since its first release in 2000, the Bridge Pa-grown Hillside has cemented itself as one of New Zealand’s most refined and stylish Syrah’s. Crafted by Peter Robertson, who’s been making wine in Hawke’s Bay since the 1970’s, this is a sublimely earthy, pepper-laced, smoked blueberry-saturated example. Softly spiced, … Read More
Ash Ridge The Winston Ruby Syrah
Ash Ridge Winston Ruby Syrah $35 Named after the Ashworth family’s beloved Labrador, this is a delicously dusty, pepper-laced, 18% fortified Syrah with a dessert-red razziness. Think juiciness, spiciness and length, sweet and berry-driven, caramelised, and plush with plummy richness, vanilla, soft milk chocolate flavours, it’s a rich, sweet, sensationally syrupy style Ash Ridge
Redmetal Vineyards Basket Press Bridge Pa Syrah 2021
Redmetal Vineyards Basket Press Bridge Pa Syrah 2021 $45 From one of the greatest vintages Hawke’s Bay has ever experienced, this Syrah roars with finely-tuned style. Distinctly earthy and laced with soft cracked pepper, bright plum and boysenberry characters on the nose and palate, it’s a silky, soothing style with pluck and personality and is … Read More
Redmetal Vineyards Bridge Pa Syrah 2024
Redmetal Vineyards Bridge Pa Syrah 2024 $25 2024 was a stormer of a year for Syrah in Hawke’s Bay, and in the little patch of iron-rich, red gravel soils where Grand Edmonds grows his grapes, they thrive under the Bridge Pa sun. Scented with blackcurrant, red cherry, plush plum and gentle peppercorn complexity, it’s an … Read More
Lansdowne Estate Wairarapa Syrah 2016
Lansdowne Estate Wairarapa Syrah 2016 $46 Nine years on from vintage, and this syrah is heading into its tertiary period, where the fruit is morphing into deeply savoury, gamey spectrums, the once peppery aromatics are now more leather and earth-focused, and the tannins have softened considerably. Shepherded from berry to bottle by local legend Karl … Read More