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"Displays elegant weight & supple mouthfeel" Wine Orbit

Beautifully aromatic with ripe blackcurrants, plums & savoury spices on the bouquet

Delicious with juicy fillet steak & portobello mushrooms

Fire Road Marlborough Merlot 2020

Member rating / 50+
$10.99p/Btl
Erp $18.99 $16.51
6 Btls, $65.94 6 Btls, $57.34
Awarded 4 Stars Black Market Exclusive 100% New Zealand
Fire Road Marlborough Merlot 2020

Fire Road Marlborough Merlot 2020

Member rating / 50+
Sourced from two low cropping sites in Marlborough’s Wairau plans and the Hawkes Bay region...
$10.99p/Btl
Erp $18.99 $16.51
6 Btls, $65.94 6 Btls, $57.34

Accolades

Awarded 88/100 Points & 4 Stars

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jan 2021

Description

  • Smoky oak
  • Ripe plum & blackcurrants
  • Savoury spices
  • Fine tannins

"Youthfully fruited and attractively expressed, showing sweet plum, pomegranate, floral and mixed spice aromas on the nose. The palate displays elegant weight and supple mouthfeel, leading to a lingering smooth finish" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jan 2021

Aromatic with ripe blackcurrants, plums and savoury spices. A fruit driven wine with flavours of ripe berry fruits and delicate smoky oak notes. A rich structure is supported by fine tannin and a touch of spice on the finish. Drinking well now, this wine will continue to develop for another five years.

Sourced from two low cropping sites in Marlborough’s Wairau plans and the Hawkes Bay region, the fruit was carefully monitored to ensure it was harvested at the peak of flavour development and ripeness.

The grapes were cold soaked on skins for five days to maximise flavour and colour extraction. Following primary fermentation the wine was aged on light lees then blended, balanced and carefully prepared for bottling.

Food Pairing: Delicious with juicy fillet steak and portobello mushrooms.

 

 

 

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Screw Cap

Payment

Alcohol

12.5%

Delivery

NZ (from $5.99)

Member Rating

4.5 Stars

User comments (29)

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J
Great value for money, nice well rounded taste with a nice amount of depth, loved it so much I bought more.

Jonathan - 06/10/2024

P
llove it

Patrick - 03/08/2024

C
Wonderful value for money, wine has very fruity overtones.

Cathie - 24/10/2023

Another great wine at a great price.

Jillian - 22/10/2023

A very nice Merlot

Martin - 19/10/2023

J
Perfect quaffing wine

Joanne - 22/06/2023

B
Great value

Bruce - 12/04/2023

usual consistent Black Market value for money.

John - 04/04/2023

Delicsious all rounded merlot... Even better when its freight free..

Vicki Mae - 23/02/2023

g
good stuff

george - 15/10/2022

S
Softens out after being opened for a a wee while

Sherrill - 12/10/2022

J
Great value for a great wine

Janette - 21/09/2022

T
Gorgeous merlot, highly recommend.

Tara - 06/09/2021

our quaffing go to...usually in the cart

Owen - 15/04/2021

Smooth, soft and very warming

Wendy - 01/03/2021

IMO even better that the 2016 Merlot that we have finished and needed a substitute

Grahame - 21/02/2021

Excellent don’t buy it all I want more

Chris - 11/12/2024

We are enjoying this wine, with or without food. Soothing to the taste buds.

Frans - 05/10/2024

N
Excellent value for money

Neil - 11/06/2024

J
Very happy with this wine - will purchase again.

Jill - 18/09/2022

C
great wine at a reasonable price

Colin - 04/09/2022

Needs to breathe but after that a lovely drop.

Pauline - 02/09/2022

C
A good drop for a good price

Carey - 07/03/2022

E
This is quite a light Merlot. Will be good in the Summer

Eunice - 22/10/2021

Just what I would have expected - thank you!

Roger And Ann - 18/08/2021

Good value for your $$$

Cathy - 08/10/2024

A
Improve with cellaring,but Good value to drink now

Angela - 15/09/2022

R
Quite pleasant.

Richard - 20/01/2022

I think I've had better

Colin - 26/02/2021


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