title: Mission Estate 2013 Syrah (Hawke's Bay)
description: Mission Estate is New Zealand's oldest winery, established in 1851 by French missionaries. The Syrah vines are young by comparison, but this wine is matured in tank, so what you smell and taste is unmarked by wood. The result is just a bit greenish—the cracked pepper and plum notes pick up hints of green olive and dried herbs on the way to a dusty finish.
variety: Syrah