Variety: 100% Malbec
Style: Red
Volume: 750 mL
Alcohol: 13%
Region: New Zealand
Price: $54
VINEYARD
Various vineyard sites throughout Hawke's Bay - Gimblett Gavels, Crownthorpe, Bridge Pa District - and Martinborough
VINIFICATION
Hand-picked in late April and transported in whole bunches from the vineyard to the close-by winery in small baskets. The fruit was then destemmed and only lightly crushed to allow the skins to slowly breakdown during the fermentation. The fruit was then cold macerated for 5 days on skins before slowly warming each of the 2 tonne fermenters and allowing a wild fermentation to kick in. Fermentation lasted 18 days before the wine was then macerated on skins again for an additional 19 days. The wine was then pressed to tank before it was put to a new 500 litre French puncheon and two three-year old French barriques.
MY REVIEW
Its color appears as dark red in the bordeaus style red wine glass. The cap for this bottle of wine is screw cap, it is very easy to open. It says it smells like fleshy plum, five spice and rich tamarillo on the first breath. I feel a slight vinegar and spice smell. The wine has a distinct structure mouthfeel, I tasted the taste of black cherries. The palate is structured straight through with dusty, drying tannins and lengthy dried tea notes. I like this wine and I will definitely recommend this wine to friends.
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