Grown organically in Pakipaki just South of Havelock North grown on limestone and Pakipaki silt-loam so unusual for a NZ Syrah in that it isn't grown on gravel. Whole bunch fermented for 30 days and aged in seasoned oak for a year (2/3) and stainless steel. Lots of acid from the limestone with taut plum and raspberry with a musky, spicy aromatic profile. It's a rich but fresh, serious expression of Hawkes Bay Syrah and is bottled unfiltered and unfined with a minimal sulphur addition (25ppm).