Haymaker Hawkes Bay Merlot 2007
Produced By Mud House Wines
Wine Description
Make hay while the sun shines, that’s the MUD HOUSE way! We’ve taken advantage of the world renowned New Zealand grape growing conditions to craft our knockout multi regional HAY MAKeR wines. Taste your way around the motherland with our easy to drink, full flavoured wines, carefully blended with a whole lot of heart.
Tasting Notes
Colour:
Deep crimson/purple.
Nose:
Dark cherries, spice and cinnamon with subtle oak undertones.
Palate:
Plum, red currants and spice, supported by fresh acidity, good tannin structure and balanced oak.
Winemakers Notes
Beautifully clean, mature fruit was harvested and brought into the winery where it was de-stemmed and then fermented. During the
10-day fermentation period, the fruit was plunged four times a day to help extract colour, fruit flavour and tannin. The wine then went through a full MLF and a portion was matured with oak.
Viticulture Notes
A fantastic season. A warm February to help promote flavour and colour, finished off by stable harvest conditions.
Food Match
Enjoy this wine with a warm lamb, green bean and beetroot salad.
Technical Details
Vintage: 2007
Variety: Merlot
Region: Hawkes Bay
Alcohol: 13.9%
RS: 5.2g/l
TA: 5g/l
Haymaker Hawkes Bay Merlot 2007
TiZwine Accolades
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Soft and ripe fruit aromas give way to juicy fruit flavours and good richness through the palate. The tannins are as yet big and firm but these will ease in time. Should improve over time.
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