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Reserve Merlot

Reserve Merlot

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$25.00 NZD
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  • Range: Reserve
  • Varietal: Merlot
  • Vintage: 2022
  • Region: Gimblett Gravels

This attractive Reserve Merlot from the Gimblett Gravels district in Hawke's Bay shows dark plum, cassis, cedar and game characters with nuances of thyme and clove notes. 

Bold
Dry
Complex
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Tasting Notes
2022 Reserve Merlot
This is a harmonious and complex Hawke’s Bay single vineyard Merlot.
The aromas are bright and fruit driven with characteristic plum and berry. There is a very attractive spicy element from the high tight grain oak from selected French oak forests. The oak is in balance and respects the wine’s structure and character. The palate is intense and full with firm tannins which will become silky with time. The wine is balanced and velvety; a result of much dedication and precision in the vineyard and winery.

Food Pairing

Steak
Pork
Tomato based dishes like pasta
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Cellar potential

Enjoy now or cellar carefully for five to 10 years

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Alcohol percentage

13.5%

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Residual sugar

Dry

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Acidity

5.5

Reviews & Awards

Estate Sauvignon Blanc

Cameron Douglas MS | 93 Points

A very enticing bouquet of ripe plums and red berries, there’s a layer of stony clay mineral scents then a sweet lift from new barrel and toasty kitchen cupboard spice ideas. Firm and dry with salivating acid line and ripe polished tannins, medium+ weighted and very new to the taste still. Plums and red berry flavours, cherry and a lick of barrel spice flavours add to the delicious, freshness and mouthfeel qualities. Best from late 2025 through 2030. 93 Points Excellent.

Michael Cooper | 4 Stars

Estate-grown, the 2022 vintage (****) was harvested from 20-year-old vines in the Mere Road Vineyard and matured for a year in French oak barrels (25 per cent new).  Full-coloured, it is mouthfilling and savoury, with very good depth of ripe red berry and spice flavours, a gentle seasoning of nutty oak adding complexity, and supple, finely balanced tannins. Still youthful, it should be at its best 2026+.

Andrew Caillard MW | 94 Points

REGION

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Hawke’s Bay

Located on the east coast of the North Island, Hawke's Bay wine region is one of the warmest winegrowing regions in New Zealand. The long and warm growing season provides for excellent ripening conditions and full flavour development.

New Zealand Winegrowing

Central to the success of New Zealand as a world-renowned wine growing region is the temperate maritime climate and the free-draining alluvial soils.

The growing season is long, providing perfect conditions for slow ripening and full flavour development. Cool nights and warm days retain fruit acidity which lends a freshness and vibrancy, highly characteristic of New Zealand wine styles.

Soils

Gravel beds, free-draining alluvial soils and stony terraces.

Growing season

Warm and dry delivering intense and characterful wines.

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