Hawkes Bay Merlot 2013
GOLD MEDAL Smooth and silky in the mouth with ripe berry flavours, soft tannins and subtle oak characters.
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Classic Wines, Hawkes Bay, Merlot and blends
GOLD MEDAL Smooth and silky in the mouth with ripe berry flavours, soft tannins and subtle oak characters.
00942
Classic Wines, Hawkes Bay, Merlot and blends
Hawkes Bay had a dream vintage in 2013 and the fruit that we harvested was in superb condition. This wine is made using Merlot from our Red Metals vineyard. The fruit was machine harvested on the evening of Wednesday 27 March and trucked overnight to Auckland. The wine went to barrel in September 2013 and received two rackings before it came out of barrel in August 2014. It received a light fining and was bottled in March 2015.
Alc | 13.5% |
Acid | 6.6 g/L |
Res Sugar | 2.5 g/L |
pH | 3.55 |
Colour: | This is a deeply coloured wine. It has an almost black core running to a deep purple-red rim. |
Bouquet: | Opulent and ripe. Black Doris plum wrapped in some subtle, background oak. |
Palate: | Rich and full, yet soft and round. |
Gold Medal | Hawke's Bay Wine Awards 2016 |
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