All class, what did you expect?
Elephant Hill Merlot
- HOT PRICE! Was $29.99 on special, now $25.99. Limited stocks
- 92/100 (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review) - "Inky, concentrated merlot with plum, dark berry, dark chocolate/mocha, liquorice, vanilla and spicy oak flavours"
- 91/100 (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review) - "It's entering the start of its drinking phase and sings with time in the glass, so will easily cellar for a few more years"
- Estate grown, hand picked fruit from their Gimblett Gravel and Triangle vineyards
- Utterly delicious now, or cellar for 6-8 years from vintage
Sam Kim – 93 Points
The Real Review – 4 Stars
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
Raymond Chan – 5 Stars
Here’s an Elephant everyone in the room will want to talk about! Elephant Hill Merlot
Elephant Hill are a Hawke’s Bay producer with class and style. They set the bar sky high when it comes to quality. That might be something to do with their German owners, Roger and Reydan Weiss, that spare no expense in running this state of the art winery located on the stunning Te Awanga coastline, and boast one of the finest winery restaurants in NZ!
So when the Elephant crew came to craft this 100% Hawke’s Bay Merlot there was only ever going to be one outcome. All class baby!
Made from estate grown, hand picked grapes from their Gimblett Gravel and Triangle vineyards, this scored an impressive 92/100 with Master of Wine Bob Campbell who said “Inky, concentrated merlot with plum, dark berry, dark chocolate/mocha, liquorice, vanilla and spicy oak flavours supported by sweet, ripe tannins. Accessible now but will certainly benefit from bottle age”
As Bob says, it’s utterly delicious right now but this has got potential to be tucked in the cellar for a good 8-10 years.
- 13.5%
- 750ml
- Screwcap
