Kim Crawford HB Merlot
2010 |
A rich and intense nose of ripe berry fruits. Ripe plum, and blackberry with spicy oak notes. The palate is ripe and well rounded. Sweet plum and berry notes with smooth tannins and a long complex finish.
The grapes for this Merlot were hand harvested at optimal ripeness from the Corner 50 Vineyard in Hawkes Bay. They were then fermented on skins in a 8 tonne open top fermentor at 30 Deg max, and hand plunged 3 times daily. Following malolactic fermantation the wine was matured in a mixture of new and old Oak barrels for 16 months. |