New Zealand / Syrah

Hawke's Bay 1981 Syrah

Source-supported draft: Hawke's Bay Syrah 1981 is Poor for market relevance because modern commercial Syrah had not yet begun. Any bottle should be considered outside the normal benchmark category.

68 - Poor
Score68
ConfidenceModerate
MaturityVariable
Window1985-1999

Vivintage verdict

Poor

Source-supported draft: Hawke's Bay Syrah 1981 is Poor for market relevance because modern commercial Syrah had not yet begun. Any bottle should be considered outside the normal benchmark category.

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