Producer: Craggy Range
Variety: Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Vintage: 2013
Region: Hawkes Bay
RRP: $24
ABV: 13.5%
APPEARANCE
- Clarity: Clear
- Intensity: Medium (+)
- Colour: Ruby
- Other observations: Slow moving legs, pink rim.
NOSE
- Condition: Clean
- Intensity: Medium (+)
- Aroma characteristics:
Rich bramble fruits, black plums, red cherries, cedar wood, cigar box and garrigues.
Development: This wine is developing
PALATE
- Sweetness: Dry
- Acidity: Medium (+)
- Tannin: Medium
- Alcohol: Medium
- Body: Medium
- Flavour intensity: Medium (+)
- Flavour characteristics:
Notes of cherries and black plums are punctuated by more intense red fruits. This wine also has a subtle bitterness with a hint of coffee and dark chocolate. The finish is long and lingering.
- Finish: Medium (+)
CONCLUSIONS
- Quality level: Very good
- Level of readiness: Drink now but this wine will cellar well up to 10 years.
