| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | New Zealand > Hawkes Bay |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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Supremely elegant syrah with floral, violet, black and white pepper, dark berry, chocolate, liquorice and mixed spice flavours. A fine-grained wine, with a backbone of ripe tannins that suggests potential without being a barrier to enjoyment right now. Beautifully layered with a complex array of flavours and lifted aromatics. Drink 2017-2027.
Spicy and meaty Syrah and because the heat came later in the season (in January) the shape of this wine is a little different to previous vintages. Alcohol is 13.5% with narrower shoulders and a more focussed, punchy, peppery which I really like. This is a slightly more reticent and more discreet wine than normal, but I like its gentleness and calm.
The top syrah for Craggy Range is in terrific ripe and juicy form in 2015, showing a very pure and attractively raw fruit expression on the nose with fresh blackberry, blueberry and dark toasted spices. The palate has a clever sense of build and really blooms from the inside out, pushing sweet, ripe blackberry and dark cherry fruit flavor wide and deep. Tannins glide like silk. Drink now and for some years to come – this will develop smoothly in bottle.
