Howard Park Arbor Novae Syrah 2024
- 93
- $35
- Drink by: 2026-2031
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A great Margaret River Syrah for people beginning to understand the nuance of wine without overthinking it. Lead pencil, dark chocolate-coated liquorice and wild blackberries at their peak. It’s Novae, yes: bright, plummy and juicy, but equally intriguing and bloody. In the mouth, mulberry, tart black plum skin and a crack of pepper. Tannins are grainy and integrated, gripping late and framing the finish. It briefly wanders into roasted gum nut territory before landing on crushed gravel and iron ore. The kind of girl who wears loud prints and kitten heels, and would absolutely smash you at Scrabble.
A hopeless romantic for wine and food, Cyndal is nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year—just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry. After studying and traveling through most of her 20s, she’s now based in WA’s southwest, proudly embracing her role as a WA coastal cowgirl.
