Offers toasted herbs, pink peppercorn and savory details of rosemary and laurel bay leaf, which complement plum, black cherry and blueberry flavors. Packs generous tobacco accents on a velvety frame. Drink now through 2030. 50 cases imported.??–MW??Region: New Zealand / Hawkes Bay Select to Add

Medium to deep garnet-purple-colored, the 2011 Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Syrah exudes a wonderfully fragrant nose of black raspberries, mulberries and crushed blackberries with touches of violets, cedar, black pepper and Chinese five spice. Medium-bodied, the palate is intensely fruited with black and red fruit flavor accented by pepper and exotic spices, plus it is nicely framed by medium level, rounded tannins, tangy acid and a long finish. Drink it now to 2020+. Importer: Kobrand Corp., New York, NY; tel. (212) 490-9300.

Aged in French oak barriques, 31% new, for 15 months, the 2009 Gimblett Gravels Syrah casts a deep garnet-purple color and pronounced black cherry, blackberry and black plum aromas with an edge of pepper and baking spices. Crisp, medium bodied and well supported with firm, chewy tannins, it offers just enough fruit in the mouth marked by refreshing acid and finishing long. Drinking now, it should cellar through 2016. Importer: Kobrand Corp., New York, NY; tel. (212) 490-9300