Mission Estate Winery Reserve Merlot 2021

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Hawke's Bay

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New Zealand

The Global Fine Wine Challenge

Mission Estate Winery Reserve Merlot 2021

Mission Estate Winery

Exhibitor

Reserve

Label

Hawke's Bay

Region

New Zealand

Country

Screwtop/ Cap

Closure

2021

Vintage

14.00%

Alcohol Content

$30 AUD

RRP (AUD)

This attractive Reserve Merlot from the Gimblett Gravels district in Hawke’s Bay shows dark plum, cassis, cedar and game characters with nuances of thyme and clove notes.

Additional Features

Aged for 12 months

Ageing Length

Oak - French

Ageing Type

Screwtop/ Cap

Closure

None

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Judges Selection [GFW23]

2023 Global Fine Wine Challenge

93 | Aromatic blue fruits. Tinny. The palate is tannic and structural. Dry.

93 | Bright mulberry, lovely fruit. Fine emery tannins. Trace bitterness.

86 | tannic firm mineral rocky baked clay, clipped fruit profile, metallic finish

85 | Compact nose; black cherry and plum. Lots of oak. A big, concentrated style. Powerful and dense. Just ends up being a little hollow.

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