>SORRY, ALL GONE< "Gimblett Gravels" SV Hawkes Bay Merlot 2016
GOLD MEDAL, AIR NZ WINE AWARDS 2017
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Select Vineyards Wines, Hawkes Bay, Merlot and blends
GOLD MEDAL, AIR NZ WINE AWARDS 2017
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Select Vineyards Wines, Hawkes Bay, Merlot and blends
Merlot performed with real distinction in Hawkes Bay in 2016 - so much so that we decided to release our first single varietal merlot under the Select Vineyards label. The Merlot parcel was harvested on 28 March from our Gimblett Gravels block. Post ferment and MLF the wine went off to oak. The Merlot came out of barrel in early July 2017. There is some new, French, oak in the wine, but not a huge amount. The wine was bottled on 3 August 2017.
Alc | 13% |
Acid | 6.0 g/L |
Res sugar | 2.1 g/L |
pH | 3.53 |
Colour: | Strongly coloured, black at core with deep ruby rim. |
Bouquet: | An amalgam of sweet oak and ripe Black Doris plums. |
Palate: | At bottling this wine was full of youthful vitality. Firm yet fine-grained tannins balanced by loads of juicy black fruit in the mid palate. |
Gold Medal | Air NZ Wine Awards , Nov 2017 |