2025 Violeta

EXPRESSIVE, TEXTURAL AND COMPLEX BARREL AGED SYRAH

Lifted violets and floral aromatics, with underlying notes of fresh green peppercorns and cardamom. The palate has a fresh, vibrant core of dark fruit, with an intriguing iodine character and salty, saline thread, underpinned by a subtle earthy savoury character. Fleshy and beautifully textured, with fine tannins, freshness and length.

Vintage
The 2025 vintage was a classic Hawke’s Bay season, with warm, dry conditions followed by a cooler summer that provided ideal conditions for slow, even ripening. The resulting wines show vibrant fruit, natural freshness and structure, with a beautiful balance of generosity and elegance.

Winemaking
Hand-picked and destemmed, retaining 100% whole berries. Cold-soaked for 4–5 days before fermentation in small open-top fermenters. A long, slow fermentation over 2–3 weeks with daily delestage. Pressed to French oak barrels, 20% new, with the balance in seasoned French oak. Matured for 16 months, with spontaneous malolactic fermentation taking place in barrel.

Vineyards
Kokako – Ohiti Valley

pH 3.91 TA 6.2g/L Alc 13.0%v/v