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"Supple palate, lovely weight & rounded mouthfeel" Wine Orbit

"Showing dark plum, blackcurrant, thyme & hazelnut aromas" Wine Orbit

Excellently paired with New Zealand beef & a morel mushroom sauce

Mystery Hawke's Bay Merlot 2020

Member rating / 18
$9.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $19.99 $17.38

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Awarded 91/100 Points Awarded 4.5 Stars
Mystery Hawke's Bay Merlot 2020

Mystery Hawke's Bay Merlot 2020

Member rating / 18
The wine offers excellent fruit purity combined with fine chalky tannins, finishing long and attractively dry
$9.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $19.99 $17.38

Accolades

Awarded 91/100 Points & 4.5 Stars

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2021

Description

  • French oak
  • Damson plum
  • Savoury
  • Velvety tannins

"It's fabulously ripe and perfumed, showing dark plum, blackcurrant, thyme and hazelnut aromas, followed by a supple palate displaying lovely weight and rounded mouthfeel. The wine offers excellent fruit purity combined with fine chalky tannins, finishing long and attractively dry" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2021

Dark plum. A full bodied and bold Merlot, showing characters of blackberry, Damson plum and black cherries. Complex and rich with velvety tannins and a savoury finish. Drinking beautifully from release and will continue to mature over the next five to eight years. With bold and rich red fruit notes, the flavours will evolve and ripen over time. Layers of savoury olives and clove add an extra complexity to the palate, leading to a long and toasty finish.

Selected fromt low-cropping vineyards in the internationally recognised Hawkes Bay winegrowing region, situated on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. Warm days and cooler nights with gravel rich soils lead to small, tight berries full of bold flavours and vibrant colour. The wine was then pressed into tank and seasoned French oak and left to mature for nine months. Heather then carefully blended the final wine prior to bottling.

During a cool evening, the deliciously ripe Merlot grapes were harvested and transported overnight to their winery in Marlborough. Fermented with a carefully selected yeast strain, the grapes were hand plunged up to eight times daily during the height of fermentation.

Food Pairing: Excellently paired with New Zealand beef and a morel mushroom sauce.

 

 

 

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Screw Cap

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Alcohol

13%

Delivery

NZ (from $5.99)

Member Rating

4.5 Stars

User comments (11)

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B
Excellent value and a very smooth Merlot

Brian F - 02/12/2024

D
Great value for money and really lovely drop.

Debbie - 23/08/2024

D
Very nice, balanced wine at a good price.

Derek - 25/08/2022

A really decent week night red .....buying again

David - 18/08/2022

J
very nice full bodied wine

John - 02/12/2024

a very pleasant Merlot. Not a world breaker but good at a BBQ/tea.

Ken - 02/12/2024

good strong red robust and great value.

Steve - 01/12/2024

R
Fine everyday merlot at a very good price.

Russell - 01/12/2024

Ok Merlot with soft lines. Gave it to my sister in law who had never drank a red before, and she liked it

David - 14/02/2024

Great tasting. Very good value.

Chris - 08/09/2022

J
Enjoying this wine

J - 23/08/2022


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