Wild Rock Gravel Pit Hawkes Bay Merlot Blend 2009
The Wild Rock Gravel Pit has an opaque core colour with a vibrant garnet rim. Aromatically profuse with dollops of black doris plum and blackberry, laced with cedar, dark chocolate and thyme. The palate is thick with fine soft tannins that meld with abundant, ripe fruit. Balanced acidity provides the structure to match the flavour intensity.
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2009 Vintage
- Gold, Spiegelau International Wine Competition, July 2011
2008 Vintage
- Trophy, Best Export Wine. Hawkes Bay Mercedes Benz Wine Show, October 2010
- Gold Medal & Trophy - Best Merlot Dominant Blend - Hawkes Bay Mercedes Benz Wine Show, October 2010
- Gold Medal and Champion Merlot/Merlot
Dominant Blend Trophy, NZ International Wine Show 2009
“Vividly coloured, oozing class
and finesse, it's smooth and velvety with beautifully seasoned
oak,fruitcake spices, a touch of chocolate and succulent fruit.”
- 4 Stars, Winestate March/April 2010
“Top buy. Dark, Mouthfilling and
concentrated, a youthful Hawke’s Bay red with brambly, spicy flavours,a
gentle seasoning of French oak and impressive density.”
- 5 stars and #2 Merlot blend in NZ, Cuisine Magazine, September 2010, "From the famous Gimblett Gravels district, this intense red suits and old-fashioned Kiwi roast lamb perfectly, with its attractively pungent aromas of blackcurrant, cinnamon, vanilla and dark plum, ahead of a multi-layered mid-palate of pure fruit enhanced by taut tannins and a long finish."