Warm and exuberant nose of plum, boysenberry, raspberry and raisins. Integrated oak with touches of vanilla and cedar and also leather. Enticing.

Warm and opulent. Ripe fruits - plums, blackberry - along with cinnamon and chocolate notes. Mouth filling, soft and fresh with fine tannins and lingering red liquorice.

The grapes for this Cabernet Sauvignon /Merlot / Malbec blend were fermented on skins to extract colour and tannin. The blend was assembled and the wine then spent a minimum of 4 months with oak prior to bottling.

The Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet is the ideal partner for an antipasto platter featuring a range of salami and smoked meats, or any meaty casserole, like lamb shanks.