2002

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Elspeth Merlot Cabernet 2002

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Vintage: 2002
Varieties: Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon
Area: Hawkes Bay
Winemaker: Paddy Preston and Tim Preston
Alcohol %: 14

Awards: Gold Medal - Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2003

Tasting Note: This exceptional Hawke's Bay red is a dark, powerful blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, grown in Mills Reef's Mere Road vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District.
Mouthfilling and complex, it has a rich bouquet with highly concentrated flavours of blackcurrants, plums, spices and nuts, seasoned with fine quality French oak and a powerful long finish.