Vintage: 2005
Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
Area: Hawkes Bay
Winemaker: Paddy Preston and Tim Preston
Alcohol %: 14 AWARDS: SILVER - Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2007 4 STARS - Winestate Hawkes Bay Regional Tasting 2007 5 STARS - Cuisine Magazine Sep/Oct Issue 2007 4 STARS - Winestate Annual Tasting Note: This classic wine from the renowned Gimblett Gravels of Hawkes Bay is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 67% and Merlot 33%.
The grapes were harvested in several parcels at ideal ripeness during the later half of April, then 100% barrel fermented in new French integrale barrels. These barrels are specially designed to facilitate ferments whilst optimising colour, promoting softer tannins and enhancing complexity.
Following fermentation, the wine was barrel-aged for 15 months in new and 1 year old French barriques and bottled on 4th of October 2006.
Deep garnet in colour, this wine offers an intense array of aromas - black fruits, nutmeg and fresh forest floor beautifully integrated with spicy cedar oak. The palate is deliciously rich and silky with concentrated blackcurrant and blackberry flavours on a backbone of ripe supple tannins, lingering to a tantalizingly soft dry finish.
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