Red
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Merlot (Hawke's Bay)
New Zealand
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Merlot
- Country
- New Zealand
- Appellation
- Hawke's Bay
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
cordeiro assado · carne de caça · guisados · queijos duros
Rated vintages
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201493 pts
Impressively rich, velvety and long, this appears to have all the ingredients for cellaring. Ample oak supports and elevates the fruit-derived notes of cherry preserves, dark chocolate and black olives, while lending hints of cedar, vanilla and mocha. Drink this remarkable effor…
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201092 pts
Full-bodied and richly textured, this ultradark, concentrated Merlot makes a statement. Toast and vanilla shadings mark the bold cassis fruit, which glides easily into a long, velvety finish tinged with mocha. Drink now–2020—and possibly beyond, as this should prove to be a long…