Named in honour of its nineteenth-century winemaker, Cyprian Huchet, the Mission sees the debut 2007 vintage (5*) as ‘the greatest wine we have ever produced in our proud 160-year history’. Harvested at 24.6 to 25.2 brix, and matured for 15 months in French oak casks (new and one year old), it’s a powerful wine with deep blackcurrant, spice, liquorice and nut flavours, complex and lasting. A ‘serious’, highly concentrated wine, set for the long haul, it’s best opened 2013+. The 2010 (5*) is still a baby. Deeply coloured and still purple-flushed, it is powerful and highly concentrated, with blackcurrant, plum, spice and nut flavours and firm but fine-grained tannins. Savoury, dense and complex, it’s built to last; open 2015 onwards.
Details
Type: Red Wines
Variety: Syrah
Vintage: 2010
Overall Rating for All Vintages Tasted: ★★★★★ – 5 Stars
Price: $100 NZD
Sweetness: DRY
Value for Money: AV
Buyer’s Guide Edition: 2013
When to drink: 2015