Hãhã Hawke's Bay Syrah 2022

Our silky smooth Syrah shows juicy blackcurrant and blueberry notes. Fresh and delicious with lovely savoury notes and a hint of pepper and spice, this wine is sure to be a firm favourite.

COLOUR: Vibrant red with violet hues

AROMA: Fruit aromas of blackcurrant, blueberry and cranberry with savoury characters and oak complexity.

PALATE: The palate is mid-weight and retains a fresh crunchy acidity. Texturally, the tannins are very fine and the mouthfeel is full.

The fruit was sourced from a tightly-centred group of vineyards in the Bridge Pa sub-region of Hawke’s Bay.

Vintage 2022 provided the warmest weather on record in New Zealand. This along with favourable rain post-flowering set up a fantastic fruit crop for our 2022 wines. An early and compact harvest coupled with hard work allowed our talented winemakers to produce fabulous wines that rival the last two years vintages with well balanced flavour and acidity.

The grapes were harvested into small bins to ensure we had whole berries for fermentation. The fruit was cold soaked in open top fermenters for a brief period before the fermentation process kicked off with natural yeasts from the vineyard and winery. A small percentage of viognier grapes (4%) were added to the ferment to enhance the fruit flavours. Post fermentation the wine was pressed to oak to undergo malolactic fermentation. It was then assembled, filtered and bottled.