Brookfields Hawkes Bay Merlot Malbec 2018
Trust your Taste
Plum, cigar box and spice give this Hawke’s Bay Merlot Malbec a warm, savoury appeal. Oak maturation has softened the tannins, creating an integrated, approachable feel with good depth. Try it with lamb if you enjoy a red that balances fruit with savoury detail.
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Savoury detail, fruit depth and softened but present tannins suit Broad palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy rounded reds with plum fruit and savoury oak character.
It may not suit you if you prefer very light reds with only fresh fruit flavours.
Tasting Notes
- Region New Zealand
- Extras New
- Style MerlotSoft Fruity Reds
- Type Red
- Grapes Merlot
- Body Light-medium
Tasting Notes
- Region New Zealand
- Extras New
- Style MerlotSoft Fruity Reds
- Type Red
- Grapes Merlot
- Body Light-medium
How this wine feels
There is satisfying depth, with softened tannins giving a gentle grip. Plum fruit is joined by cigar-box and spice notes, so the finish is more savoury than jammy. The overall feel is rounded and settled rather than strongly angular.
The sliders show how strongly each characteristic comes through. Higher does not mean better.
How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
A blend from north-facing slopes in Hawke’s Bay’s Tuki Tuki Valley.
Three weeks of maceration, malolactic fermentation, then French and American oak maturation to soften tannins.
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