Merlot 2018

Merlot

2018

NZ$ 70.00

minimum order 6 bottle case

An autumnal feel with varietal ripe plum and dried herbs and a warming core creating comfort. Simplistically sweet fruited but with a level of subtle spice that forms an exotic, luxurious finish.

Shipping within NZ only, minimum order 6 bottle case.
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Deep garnet
with youthful rim

Hand harvested and cooled overnight before destemming to small stainless steel open-top fermenters. Inoculated with neutral yeast and twice daily plunges carried out during the fermentation. Left on skins for 21 days before pressing to predominantly new French oak barriques. Natural malolactic fermentation in the spring as temperatures warmed. Racked from barrel once during the 18 months. Light filtration.

Alcohol

13.61%

pH

3.44

TA

6.28g/L

Bostock Wines | Merlot 2017 Tasting Notes

95 Points
Bob Campbell MW
19 May 2020

“Elegant, almost juicy merlot with a cabernet franc-like perfumed lift. Dark fruits, plum, cassis, floral and violet flavours, with a hint of herbs. A smooth-textured wine with a lingering finish.”

“Elegant, almost juicy merlot with a cabernet franc-like perfumed lift. Dark fruits, plum, cassis, floral and violet flavours, with a hint of herbs. A smooth-textured wine with a lingering finish.”