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| MERLOT/CABERNET/MALBEC 2016 Hawke's Bay, North Island |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
ELEPHANT HILL |
| Assessed from a bottle purchased at the LCBO. Here is an attractive, versatile, ready to drink blend of 67% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Malbec and 5% Cabernet Franc all from Hawkes Bay. It comes with a deep intense purple colour. The attractive, fruit-driven nose shows an abundance of ripe plum, cherry and cassis along with some gently cedary notes. It is dry, medium bodied and well balanced with lots of tangy, ripe Damson plum fruit and cassis-cherry flavours that show good length. It has 13.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number 280318 on the lower part of the glass bottle. |
CSPC |
630517 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
HHD Imp |
| Country |
New Zealand |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**+(89 points)
Bright, Ripe, Plum-Cassis-Cherry |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| TASTING NOTE: This is splendidly fruited and beautifully fragrant on the nose, showing cassis, dark plum, violet, cedar and subtle spice aromas, leading to a wonderfully weighted palate that delivers terrific fruit purity and intensity. It's plump and flavoursome with a lengthy delicious finish. At its best: now to 2028. Score - 94 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Sept. 2020) |
Price |
$ 28.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 28, 2020 |
| Cases bought |
53 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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