McGuigan Private Bin Merlot 2018 (Australia)

Description

• Subtle oak
• Chocolate
• Ripe plums
• Sweet spice

This Merlot displays the wonderful fruit flavours of spiced fruit, ripe plums with layers of chocolate and sweet spice. These are nicely integrated with subtle oak spice characters to create a smooth and enjoyable red wine.

The climate is hot with high evaporation rates and generally low rainfall, making irrigation essential. The climate is also continental, resulting in long sunny days and noticeably cooler nights. Modern viticultural and winemaking techniques meant that the climate can be seen as on of the region's strengths. Long sunshine hours ensure fruit ripens fully and low relative humidity results in little incidence of disease.

The fruit for this wine was picked just as the grapes flavours were at their prime. Harvest was carried out in the cool of the evening and the fruit was crushed and fermented on skins delivering the rich colour. The wine was then matured in tank and on oak, before filtering and bottling.

Food Pairing: A versatile wine which makes a great accompaniment to most food, particularly red meat dishes like BBQ spare ribs.