COOPERS CREEK RESERVE MERLOT 2020

This 2020 Coopers Creek Reserve wine is a 100% Merlot blended from two of Hawkes Bay’s top vineyards. The 2020 vintage was an exceptional season, with the resulting fruit harvested in such exceptional condition we made a reserve wine for the first time in 20 years. The must fermented completely dry and was pressed after one month on skins. After Malolactic fermentation the wine was transferred to 66% new French barriques, with the balance into seasoned oak. The wine spent a year in oak before racking, a light filtration, and then bottling on October 14th 2021.

Colour: Strongly coloured, black at core with a deep ruby rim Bouquet: An amalgam of sweet oak and ripe Black Doris plums Palate: Full bodied palate leading to a finish dominated by sweet black fruit and creamy oak. Tanins are bountiful, but soft and ripe.