Description
Region
Hawke’s Bay.
Style
Dry.
Vineyard
Sourced exclusively from a select blend of vineyards in the Hawke’s Bay region
Winemaker
Chloe Gabrielsen
Vinification
The harvested fruit was transported overnight from Hawke’s Bay to our Marlborough winery. On arrival, the grapes were inoculated with yeast to begin the fermenting process. We regularly plunged and pumped-over for high flavour extraction during fermentation. The wine was carefully pressed, and matured in a combination of stainless tank and French oak up until time of bottling.
Appearance
Deep Ruby
Bouquet
Aromas of blackberry, plum and vanilla, with a hint of spice.
Palate
Full bodied and weighty, this Merlot has bold and fruit forward flavours of dark plum, blackcurrant, and
dark chocolate notes. The structure is silky smooth with a long toasty finish.
Cellaring
Enjoy now or—if you’re a sadistic cellaring type—cellar up to 7 years.
Packaging
6 x 750ml bottles, screw cap closure.
Info
- Serving Temp
- 14-18ºC
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Total Acidity
- 5.9g/L
- Residual Sugar
- 0.1g/L
- pH
- 3.55
Accolades
90 Points – Cameron Douglas ms, 2023
