Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke's Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020

Description

Oak, Plum, Smoke

• Smoky oak
• Plum & cassis
• Dark chocolate
• Full-bodied

"This blend is radiant in the glass with a deep, dense colour that appears almost glossy. The nose is incredibly expressive with cassis, dark plums, chocolate and just a touch of cigar box that hints at the beautifully handled oak. Youthful yet rich and brooding this wine expands and coats the palate with sweet juicy fruit, steely acid and wonderful tannin concentration. Exceptional" Cuisine Magazine, Jun 2023

"Quite a rich, textural and almost grainy red with blackberry, plum, cassis, smoky oak, dark chocolate/cacao powder, and nutty oak. Almost syrupy intensity would benefit from a little bottle age to integrate and mellow" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Dec 2022

"Blends of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are one of the most challenging and exciting wine styles to produce. There is a synergy between these two varieties that produces some of the most complete, complex, fragrant and satisfying styles of red wine in the world. Hawke’s Bay, along with parts of the California’s Napa Valley, was identified by the U.K’s Decanter magazine, as one of the few New World wine regions that could challenge Bordeaux in the production of such wines" Chris Scott, Chief Winemaker