Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014

Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014"Beautifully styled, superbly ripe and elegantly poised, this is a gorgeous rendition of the variety showing dark plum, violet, spice and cedar characters with subtle game complexity. The palate is concentrated and silky, and offers loads of appealing flavours, framed by fine, chalky tannins. Already a charmer, but promises to develop magnificently." Sam Kim Wine Orbit "Dark, deep, purple hued ruby red colour, a little lighter on the rim, and youthful

"Beautifully styled, superbly ripe and elegantly poised, this is a gorgeous rendition of the variety showing dark plum, violet, spice and cedar characters with subtle game complexity. The palate is concentrated and silky, and offers loads of appealing flavours, framed by fine, chalky tannins. Already a charmer, but promises to develop magnificently." Sam Kim Wine Orbit

"Dark, deep, purple-hued ruby-red colour, a little lighter on the rim, and youthful in appearance. This has a well-packed and densely concentrated nose of vibrantly aromatic dark red and black plums layered with dark redcurrant and fresh herbal nuances, lifted by dark red florals. This is a rich, ripe, plummy Merlot with soft redcurrant notes and a concentrated, but supple palate." Raymond Chan

"Nice chocolatey fruit and a good purple colour were noted by Simon, as well as a nice perfume and violet nose. Ant reported it to be dense, pure, with currant and graphite, a sinewy palate with both acidity and tannin. There were cedar high tones, char and plum with dark fruits and black olive for Barry, as well as a long finish. It was savoury, he said, and was “a complete wine." WineNZ Magazine

Deep garnet with youthful purple hue. Complex and varietal aromatic array of black doris plum, ripe cherry, wooden spices and finely toasted oak.  Seductive and luscious on approach the wine has a pure fruit core with fine dusty tannins finishing long and dry.