Merlot 2020

Merlot

2020

NZ$ 80.00

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 24 days before pressing to 38% new French oak barriques. Natural malolactic fermentation completed in barrels. Racked from barrel twice during the 18 months. Light filtration.

Alcohol

14.0%

pH

3.52

TA

5.1g/L

Bostock Wines | Merlot 2017 Tasting Notes

95 POINTS
BOB CAMPBELL MW
26 OCTOBER 2022

“Bright, high energy Merlot with plum, blackberry, violet and smoky oak flavours offering a good mix of fruit and savour characters. Medium-bodied red made from organic grapes. A ripe tannic backbone adds structure and suggests good cellaring potential.”

“Bright, high energy Merlot with plum, blackberry, violet and smoky oak flavours offering a good mix of fruit and savour characters. Medium-bodied red made from organic grapes. A ripe tannic backbone adds structure and suggests good cellaring potential.”