Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke's Bay Syrah 2022

Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke's Bay Syrah is a full-bodied, fine-textured red built around a core of dark plum and berry fruit, wrapped in the region's classic Syrah perfume of violets, exotic warm spice and cracked black pepper. Subtle oak toast rounds out the aromatics, while the palate stays fine and fresh, carried by gentle tannins and balanced acidity through to a long finish. It's a fragrant, supple wine with real structure - the kind that rewards a few years in the cellar as much as it does tonight's dinner table. Pour it alongside game or a full-flavoured red meat dish and let it show what Hawke's Bay Syrah is all about.

What the winery says:
A fragrant, supple and full-bodied example, exuding dark berry fruit, lifted floral and spice aromas, and a powerful palate structure that rewards cellaring. A core of dark plum and berry fruit is overlaid with classic Hawke's Bay Syrah perfume of violets, exotic warm spice and cracked black pepper, supported by subtle oak toast. Well matched to a wide range of full-flavoured game and red meat dishes.