Merlot 2019

Merlot

2019

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.
Contact us for international orders.

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 22 days before pressing to French oak barriques (40% new). Natural malolactic fermentation completed in barrels. Racked from barrel once during the 18 months. Light filtration.

Alcohol

13.3%

pH

3.54

TA

5.1g/L

Bostock Wines | Merlot 2017 Tasting Notes

95 Points
Bob Campbell MW
17 Nov 2021

“The best Bostock Merlot so far thanks in part to a warm, dry vintage that allowed the grapes to be harvested in perfect condition. A bright, high energy, fruit-focused and sophisticated wine with ripe plum, black berry, new leather, cedarwood and spicy oak flavours.”

“The best Bostock Merlot so far thanks in part to a warm, dry vintage that allowed the grapes to be harvested in perfect condition. A bright, high energy, fruit-focused and sophisticated wine with ripe plum, black berry, new leather, cedarwood and spicy oak flavours.”