The very, very best of Gimblett Gravels' finest

The very, very best of Gimblett Gravels' finest
Our top picks in the two categories – blended reds and syrah – both came from Craggy Range. (Image: Craggy Range)
Bob Campbell MW
Gimblett Gravels is a very special wine sub-region in Hawke’s Bay. Covering around 800 hectares of gravelly, free-draining soils, it was first planted with grapevines in 1981. Before then, Gimblett Gravels was regarded as the poorest, least-productive land in the bay region, needing more than a hectare to feed a sheep and incapable of supporting a crop of any sort. It became home to drag strips, warehouses, cool stores, a rifle range and whole suburbs. That all changed when this small, arid sub-region started to produce int...

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