Hand picked, 100% whole bunch pressed, unfined.

Our Home Block vineyard is located in the Mangatahi sub-region, inland with 150 metres elevation and is tilted on a 6-degree angle to the North. These factors, combined with our vested hands in the vineyard, produce fruit with individual character and intensity.

This 2021 “Home Block” Syrah can only add to that reputation. Another glorious vintage of warm and dry conditions allowed fully mature grapes to be hand-picked. Our distinctive approach using only whole bunch fermentation is what adds cut, perfume, and spice to that ripe fruit base. Having said that, this vintage is a bit of a beast; it has immense weight, length and texture. Not quite Barossa like – but certainly at the ripest end of the Hawke’s Bay spectrum.

Incredibly dark colour, aromatically profuse with characters of plum, blueberry, aniseed and lavender. The palate is rich with fruit derived tannin and supporting French Oak characters. Its mouth-filling, rich and long. It may be many vintages before we produce another Syrah of this stature.
Roast lamb is our go to match with this. But you might also enjoy this with strong hard cheeses, or on its own post meal.

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