Red
Syrah
New Zealand
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Syrah
- Country
- New Zealand
- Appellation
- Hawke's Bay
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast lamb · game meats · hard cheeses · grilled meats
Rated vintages
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200887 pts
On the toasty, oaky side of New Zealand's Syrah spectrum, with plenty of cedary notes layered over plum and cherry fruit. Despite the oak treatment, it still retains a sense of freshness, and the fruit really comes through on the finish. Try in 2013.