Hawke's Bay Merlot 2024

Trinity Hill, produktside (produktets data er for høst 2024) (trinityhill.com, hentet 2026-10-19): 2024 Trinity Hill Hawke's Bay Merlot – område: Hawke's Bay; druer: Merlot 100%; alkohol 14%. Producentens tekst (engelsk): Chocolate, plum, and blackberry aromas of Merlot have combined with the aromatic spice of oak aging to produce a fruit-dominant yet complex wine. Soft, ripe tannins make this wine serious yet eminently drinkable. It can be enjoyed with a wide range of different foods, particularly lamb and beef. Winemaking: Weather conditions leading up to the 2024 harvest were typical of a classic Hawke’s Bay summer – long hot sunny days with moderate-cool nights. As Autumn arrived the season became cooler yet remained dry, providing ideal ripening conditions for Merlot grown on the Gimblett Gravels. Several individual parcels were harvested separately and de-stemmed prior to fermentation leaving a high proportion of whole berries. Gentle daily pumping over of the skins during fermentation helped extract a soft, complex structure. Following 7 months aging in a combination of stainless steel tanks and small French oak barrels, the individual parcels were blended to create the ideal marriage of components Vineyard: Gimblett Stones Variety: 100% Merlot Harvest Detail: Picked: 27 March to 28 March 2024 Alc/Vol: 14% TA: 5.4 g/l pH: 3.83 RS: 2.9 g/l