New Zealand Wine Review – Mission Estate Winery Gimblett Gravels Reserve, Hawke's Bay, Syrah 2012

Aroma: Raspberries, vanilla and cinnamon.

Food match: Pan-fried duck breast with plum sauce and boiled baby potatoes.

Color: intense and inky black red.

Body: very thick and clingy.

Taste: tobacco and wasabi, fine cigars, blackberries.

Cost: $NZD29 Pak 'n' Save, Kilbirnie.

Quality rating: 3/5

Value rating: 3/5

 

Final words: very satisfying full bodied red.