Mud House Hawke's Bay Merlot 2021

Description

• Blackberry
• Cherry & plum
• Spiced fruit cake
• Soft tannins

Ruby red in colour. Enticing florals and aromatic cherry, plum and dark blackberry are elegantly complemented by subtle spiced fruit cake notes. This medium-bodied Merlot features sweet dark fruit notes and a hint of mocha spice. Juicy acidity and soft tannins provide balance, texture and lead into a long finish.

Sourced from carefully selected vineyards in the Hawke’s Bay; the oldest wine region in New Zealand. The vineyards are situated on free draining gravels and river wash.

The Hawke’s Bay experienced a largely dry season, which was great for reducing disease pressure and ripening fruit. While yields were down, the warm summer temperatures allowed for the development of gorgeously concentrated fruit, which was picked in excellent condition.

Once harvested, the fruit was brought into the winery where it was de-stemmed into stainless steel fermenters. The fermentation took 10 days, during which it was pumped over twice a day to help extract colour, fruit flavour and tannins. The wine then went through a full malolactic fermentation in stainless steel with 25% new oak, before being fined using natural methods prior to bottling.

Food Pairing: Seared lamb loin with a roasted vegetable, feta and pine nut salad.