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TE KAHU SINGLE VINEYARD GIMBLETT GRAVELS 2013 Hawkes Bay, North Island
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer CRAGGY RANGE
Extremely deep intense purple colour. Intense, fairly cedary, slightly spicy, stewed plummy-cherry nose with some sandalwood notes. Dry, well structured, medium-full bodied, fairly harmonious, slightly spicy, intense, ripe plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, cedary, fairly high acid finish. This new blend of 73% Merlot, 13% Malbec, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc has 13.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number R479212CS on the lower part of the glass bottle. TONY ASPLER / 89-points / TRY - Spicy, creamy, plum nose with a vanilla oak note; medium to full-bodied, dry, firmly structured with a cedary plum flavour. CSPC 163584
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Lif Win
Country New Zealand
Region Hawkes Bay
Rating ***(90 points)
Solid, ripe, Youthful
LCBO Text Status A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection!
TASTING NOTE: Plush and ripe, this red offers a sophisticated, elegant mix of blackberry, plum, spice and dried floral notes, with a touch of espresso. Features firm, velvety tannins and cedar and cigar box aromas on the finish. Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2025. Smart Buys. Score - 90 (MaryAnn Worobiec, winespectator.com, Oct. 31, 2015) Price $ 29.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - September 2, 2017
Cases bought 30 (12 bottles per case)

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