Sam Harrop Omahu Syrah Hawke's Bay, 2017

A textural wine which is just starting to evolve. It has incense, dark chocolate, black cherries and an overall savoury character with a touch of leather. It has a creamy texture with supple mid-palate bright redcurrant and cranberry fruits combined with black cherry and vanilla cream flavours. Syrah was grown on exceptional vineyard sites within the Gimblett Gravels subregion of Hawke’s Bay. Grapes were harvested at relatively low sugar levels on April 6, 2017 – the wine is 12% – yet with full phenolic maturity and perfectly ripe tannins. It was matured for two years in barrel with 40% in new oak and the balance in two- and three-year-old barrels.