2025 Craggy Range Appellation Syrah, Hawkes Bay

From the warm, gravelly terraces of Hawkes Bay comes a Syrah that has helped define the modern New Zealand style. Craggy Range was founded in 1998 by Terry and Mary Peabody with a long term vision to craft world class wines from exceptional single sites. In Hawkes Bay, particularly around the Gimblett Gravels and surrounding alluvial soils, Syrah thrives in the combination of warm days, cool nights and free draining river stones. The result is a wine that balances ripe fruit with spice, freshness and structure rather than overt weight.

Pair with grilled lamb cutlets, venison, slow braised beef or charred eggplant with herbs. While generous and expressive in its youth, it will cellar confidently for ten to fifteen years, developing further savoury complexity and layered depth.