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94/100 Top Rank - The Real Review - Stephen Wong MW
We didn’t enter Rosé timidly. This isn’t a by-product of red winemaking or a reaction to an average vintage (as so many Rosés on the shelf are). This one was made because we wanted to make it.
This Syrah Rosé is built to grab attention: colour that hints at fruit and earth; fragrance that lifts with floral, fruit and mineral notes; and a dry, long texture that’s as confident as it is refreshing.
Hand-picked fruit, a slow and indulgently long press cycle, and fermentation shaped by cool autumn temperatures. Then eight months on spent yeast lees to build presence, depth and texture. The result? A Rosé with enough substance to sit comfortably—and proudly—among its Easthope stablemates.
Colour that hints at fruit and earth; fragrance that lifts with floral, fruit and mineral notes; and a dry, long texture that’s as confident as it is refreshing.
The 2025 growing season delivered near-perfect conditions for grape growing in Hawke's Bay. A warm, settled spring provided excellent flowering weather and an even fruit set, establishing a healthy, balanced crop across the vineyard.
For white varieties, the season delivered wines with exceptional concentration, texture and length. The reds combine vibrant fruit expression with fine tannins, structure and balance. Across all varieties, the wines show a rare combination of power, elegance and site expression.
Early indications suggest 2025 will be remembered as one of Hawke's Bay's benchmark vintages—a season that captured both the generosity of the climate and the character of the vineyard with remarkable clarity.
2024 93/100 - The Real Review - Stephen Wong MW
94/100 Top Rank - The Real Review - Stephen Wong MW
We didn’t enter Rosé timidly. This isn’t a by-product of red winemaking or a reaction to an average vintage (as so many Rosés on the shelf are). This one was made because we wanted to make it.
This Syrah Rosé is built to grab attention: colour that hints at fruit and earth; fragrance that lifts with floral, fruit and mineral notes; and a dry, long texture that’s as confident as it is refreshing.
Hand-picked fruit, a slow and indulgently long press cycle, and fermentation shaped by cool autumn temperatures. Then eight months on spent yeast lees to build presence, depth and texture. The result? A Rosé with enough substance to sit comfortably—and proudly—among its Easthope stablemates.
Colour that hints at fruit and earth; fragrance that lifts with floral, fruit and mineral notes; and a dry, long texture that’s as confident as it is refreshing.
The 2025 growing season delivered near-perfect conditions for grape growing in Hawke's Bay. A warm, settled spring provided excellent flowering weather and an even fruit set, establishing a healthy, balanced crop across the vineyard.
For white varieties, the season delivered wines with exceptional concentration, texture and length. The reds combine vibrant fruit expression with fine tannins, structure and balance. Across all varieties, the wines show a rare combination of power, elegance and site expression.
Early indications suggest 2025 will be remembered as one of Hawke's Bay's benchmark vintages—a season that captured both the generosity of the climate and the character of the vineyard with remarkable clarity.
2024 93/100 - The Real Review - Stephen Wong MW