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→ moreGrown from vines that are over 30 years old, this perfectly balanced wine makes a serious impression. Youthful with generous …
→ moreFragrant and inviting with attractive ripe herbal and peachy fruit aromas that match the palate. The savoury toastiness balances the …
→ morePowerful yet well-defined with ripe citrus and lightly tropical tones upon layers of creamy oak. Flavourful yet not brash this …
→ moreA very tight and focussed style with flinty and savoury aromas. Despite the fresh entry the palate is warm and …
→ moreNot shy in its expression of toasty oak and creamy fruit yet there certainly is complexity and the palate is …
→ moreThis aptly named example is both graceful and saving in that it overdelivers on both elegance and price. We enjoyed …
→ moreBright in colour and in aroma this wine announces itself with its generous personality. Ripe and fresh with stone fruits …
→ moreThis youthful wine is fleshy with genuine presence and an elegant simplicity. The palate is generous and warm, expressing stone …
→ morePunchy, alluring and simply delicious this youthful and toasty wine with spice and freshness has most of the elements that …
→ moreYet to evolve beyond raw primary characters, this powerful young Hawke’s Bay syrah needs time to mellow and integrate. With …
→ moreVanillin oak exerts a powerful influence on this syrah from the Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay’s most highly prized district. However, …
→ moreAn unusually delicate style of Hawke’s Bay syrah, this wine has a very floral, pretty fragrance, with pristine plummy fruit …
→ moreFrom Hawke’s Bay’s red metal soils, Selaks Reserve has a nose of raspberries, red cherries and peppery spice. There’s a …
→ moreAlready showing some development, Te Awanga Syrah, made by Hawke’s Bay specialist Rod McDonald, couples good levels of fruit ripeness …
→ moreA Hawke’s Bay syrah of impressive depth and potential. It displays perfectly ripe plummy fruit interwoven with suggestions of sweet …
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