Church Road McDonald Series Merlot 2021

Name: Church Road McDonald Series Merlot 2021
Brand: Church Road
SKU: 4114
Price: 31.99 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

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Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

A dense, full-bodied merlot, exploding with dark berry and plum flavours. The powerhouse producer Church Road have done it again. Expect to be impressed.

Church Road's McDonald Series is a celebration of pioneering winemaker Tom McDonald's entrepreneurial spirit. The wines are complex, textural and full of character.

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Case rate (6) $29.99

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Tasting Notes

Decanter judges write "Graphite, vanilla, chocolate and blackberry notes. Dry robust structure with firm, well-integrated tannins. The palate delivers a mineral stony finish."

NZIWS Judges write "Aromas and flavours include violets, cedar, sandalwood and warm spice with abundant black plums and dark berry fruits. Underlying dark chocolate and savoury cedar notes from oak add structure and complexity."

The winery writes "This is a serious, multidimensional Merlot. The heart of this wine is its dense, brooding plum and dark berry fruit. The palate is rich, weighty and long driven by a firm yet fine-grained tannin structure. A hard grape to grow and make well, Merlot performs to the highest standard in only a handful of viticultural regions around the globe. One of those regions is Hawke’s Bay where it excels in our moderate climate, when grown with care and respect on the right soil types. This Merlot is well matched to game and red meats, cured meats and other savoury, robustly flavoured dishes."

Food Pairing

Pork

BBQ