Syrah

This is a juicy, medium-bodied Syrah. French oak imparts gentle vanilla and spice characteristics. On the nose, floral and dark fruit notes are balanced with a peppery touch. The palate is smooth and fruity, with balanced tannins and a lingering finish.

Alpha Domus is a family owned winery in Hawke's Bay, which produces a wide range of wines from high quality sparkling to full bodied, age worthy reds. 

This is their introductory Syrah, a dry full bodied red with notes of spice and red fruit. It drinks well now and can hold for three to four years from vintage date, but is not intended to be aged for the long term.

Serve in a large glass at room temperature; it's great winter drinking.

Ash Ridge Wines is located in Hawke's Bay and is a family owned winery established in 2005 by Chris and Sonya Wilcock.

This gem from the stunning 2020 vintage has a savoury, gamey bouquet packed with meaty nuances, black pepper, herb, dark plum and blackberry. The palate is rich with dark fruit and savoury details thanks to a supple tannin framework and balanced acidity.

Strictly one per person

Dark, peppery and appealingly spicy aromatic Syrah from the northern Wairarapa Lynfer Vineyard. Hand picked grapes with intense flavours of deeply rich black plum fruit were all hand picked and destemmed with fermentation and
maceration in stainless steel for 14 days. The wine was aged in 228 litre French oak barrels for 12 months and the wine was bottled unfined and
unfiltered. Still youthful, drinking beautifully and has a good four to five years of ageing potential up its sleeve. 

The Bilancia Syrah is sourced from a single vineyard on Roy's Hill, Hawke's Bay. This is a very fruit forward, bright wine with floral complexity on the nose and a spicy, youthful palate.

A riff on the original 2020 Brambles. The heart of the cuvee is carbonically fermented Syrah with rizza pressed atop once fermentation had commenced. 500L amphora Syrah/riz blend + 3ish barrels of Syrah/riz + a puncheon of direct press Riesling.

Bright. Moreish. Salty. Brambles. Guava. Raspberry. Unabridged.

A gorgeous lively fresh Syrah with beautiful medium bodied balance and spice flavours seducing us into another sip or two? Martinborough winemaker Lance Redgwell made this impressive, deep plum fruit expression of Syrah with grapes grown on the Gimblett Gravels. He used a combination of fermentations, initially with carbonic maceration to start the winemaking process, moving onto traditional fermentation with wild yeasts to add textural interest and build depth of flavour into this lovely wine. 

Chillable red made in Martinborough from gorgeous ripe Syrah grapes grown in Hawke's Bay. Cambridge Road winemaker Lance Redgwell makes an excellent case for a lighter take on Syrah that works surprisingly beautifully when served lightly chilled.  

Rosso by name and Syrah by nature, this wine is made with grapes grown in the heart of the Bridge Pa triangle, an area with iron rich soils in Hawke's Bay. Layers of black spicy stewed plums lead into a full bodied, youthful and delicious complex wine. 

The grapes were hand harvested and fermented in tank and 24 months in French oak barrels. A touch of Pinot Noir (2.5%) from the Osawa vineyard blended. Dark, aromatic wine with poise and power. Captivating dark berry fruit, dark olive and spice with harmonious oak and sheer velvetiness on the palate.

Great wine from a great vintage in Hawke's Bay, which translates into ripe, dark, spiced fruit characters in this Syrah, which forms part of the stable of wines in Church Road's 1 Series.  

Winemaker Chris Scott describes it as a "Wine built around a core of brambly dark berry fruit, carrying lifted aromatic notes of violets and mulling spices, along with complexities of new leather and subtle toasty, savoury oak undertones. The palate is fine and long with a fine grained tannin structure and excellent mid palate flesh giving a very even, long and seamless mouthfeel. While approachable now, good Hawkes' Bay Syrah will age gracefully for 20 years of more."

Here here. A keeper.

Tom is Church Road?s most premium range of wines. This Syrah is made from incredible quality fruit from the Hawke?s Bay. The nose is rich, ripe and fragrant. Layers of dark berry and cherry fruit are supported by lifted violet perfume, warm exotic spice and notes of dusty cacao, vanilla, smoky charcuterie with a subtle underlying earthiness. On the palate, the wine is both luxurious and elegant with a plush texture supported by silky tannins, lending great length to the finish.

Tom is Church Road's most premium range of wines. This Syrah is made from incredible quality fruit from the Hawke’s Bay. The nose is rich, ripe and fragrant. Layers of dark berry and cherry fruit are supported by lifted violet perfume, warm exotic spice and notes of dusty cacao, vanilla, smoky charcuterie with a subtle underlying earthiness. On the palate, the wine is both luxurious and elegant with a plush texture supported by silky tannins, lending great length to the finish.

Grapes grown at Te Awanga, south of Napier, give this impressive Syrah its bold and powerful with aromas of ripe blueberries, licorice and black pepper. It?s a velvety, smooth, silky and full bodied Syrah now and will age superbly for up to 10 years, potentially even longer.

About Clearview Estate

Clearview Estate is one of oldest, most well established wineries in Hawke's Bay and is situated on the Te Awanga Coast, south of Napier. It's a great place to visit for tastings at the cellar door as well as lunch in the dappled shade of the established courtyard area. The winery was founded by Tim Turvey, winemaker and co-owner. The current winemaker is the multi talented Matt Kirby.