Coopers Creek Select Vineyards Metals & Gravels Hawke's Bay Merlot Malbec 2020

Description

Cherry, Oak, Spice

"A complete wine on the nose and palate with scents and flavours of plums and milk chocolate, cherry and vanilla spice, some clay soil and dry stone qualities. Firm and dry, integrating well and offering some easily dissolved tannins and plenty of acidity. Well made, still developing synergies, yet ready to drink with food from day of purchase through 2027" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

A deep core runs out to a bright purple rim. The Merlot provides lovely black doris plum aromas and the Malbec adds delicious ‘wild berry’ undertones. At bottling this wine was full of youthful vitality. Masses of wild black fruits coupled with savoury hints and deliciously spicy oak. Firm yet fine-grained tannins balanced by loads of juicy black fruit in the mid palate. Already approachable, but we expect this wine to cellar for a number of years.

The fruit for this wine comes from two vineyards, located near Havelock North and Bridge Pa. It was picked mid-April and combined following fermentation. The resulting wine was then racked to barrel, where it matured for 12 month. Following this it was fined and lightly filtered. The final assemblage is 60% Merlot and 40% Malbec.

Food Pairing: Rounded tannins and ripe berry flavours make this wine a great accompaniment to many meat dishes such as lamb, venison, beef and game. Many rich sauces go well with this wine, as will roast garlic and vegetables.