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2008 Hawke's Bay Merlot
Description
A generous, deep brick red precedes cassis and ripe brambly fruits supported by a shot of sweet cedary oak. On the palate these dark, ripe fruit characters combine with spicy oak, chocolate and savoury leather flavors. Enjoy now or until 2012 with full-flavoured meats and chargrilled vegetables.
Technical notes
Harvest dateLate March 2008
BrixBrix Average 24.0
Fermentation
BottledJune 2007
AlcoholALC. 13.3%
pH3.38
Total Acidity TA 5.9g/L
Residual Sugarg/L
Vineyard
This fruit for this wine is from young vines in Maraekakaho Road near Hastings in Hawke's Bay. The crop level is kept low to ensure good ripeness and concentration in the final wine. Good fruit exposure is crucial for red wines and the aim in the vineyard is to ensure optimum exposure through the fruit zone.
Winemaking
On receival into the winery the grapes are crushed to tank and left on skins before ferment for two to three days. The ferment is conducted to a maximum temperature of approximately 32 °C. Following ferment the wine is left in contact with the skins for up to 15 days.
This wine has a small portion of barrel fermentation in mixed age French barrels and is partly aged in tank for nine months. The wine is then blended and bottled.
This wine has a small portion of barrel fermentation in mixed age French barrels and partly aged in tank, for about 9 months. The wine is then blended and bottled.
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Vintage: / 2008
