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Glazebrook Merlot 2009
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4 STARS Winestate Magazine.
GOLD MEDAL Royal Easter Wine Show.
Colour: Dark red with plum hues.
Bouquet: Ripe plums and berries with a floral lift and charry oak.
Palate: Concentrated and supple. Dark plum, rich dark berry. Fine grained tannins.
The 2008 season started cool and then developed into a hot summer followed by a warm, dry harvest period. This wine was produced from 10-12 year old vines grown on the deep free-draining gravels in the Gimblett Gravels (65%) and the Bridge Pa Triangle (22%) and the Dartmoor Valley (13%). The vines were cane-pruned VSP and yielded 3.5 kg per vine.
WINEMAKING NOTES: Grapes were harvested by machine, crushed and destemmed for this wine. A portion was cold soaked for 5 days before fermentation. Each was inoculated with selected yeast to ensure a hot fermentation peaking at 27C. One batch was pressed at dryness and the others were macerated post ferment for up to 10 days before pressing and malo-lactic fermentation.
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WBW Rating: 93/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Hawkes Bay, NZ |
Winemaker: Alwyn Corbin.
Drink now until: 2014
Alc/Vol: 13.5 %
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