Te MATA Estate Bullnose Syrah, Hawke's Bay, 2021

This does for Hawke’s Bay Syrah what Coleraine does for Cabernet Sauvignon. I’d like to think I’ve drunk every vintage of this glorious, perfectly-proportioned and definitive Syrah. Neither Rhône, Barossa nor Paso Robles, Bullnose it is an inimitable interpretation of this canonical variety. Gorgeous nose with white and black pepper, blackberry, blackcurrant, black cherry, mint, iodine, leather, thyme, liquorice, and eucalyptus. Massively structured on the palate with high levels of fine tannins and the requisite concentration to age for a decade or more. The fruit is tightly wound and intensely flavoured, including blackberry, black cherry, iodine, liquorice, black pepper, vanilla, clove, coffee and dark chocolate. Another bullseye for this iconic and globally important Syrah. 2028–2035–MP