Wishbone Hawke's Bay Cabernet Merlot 2020
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Awarded 91/100 Points & 4.5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2022
Description
- Toasty oak
- Ripe, dark fruit
- Wild berries
- Lingering finish
"Beautifully ripe and fragrant with dark plum, blackcurrant, olive and toasted nut aromas, it's supple and flavoursome in the mouth displaying bright fruit intensity together with fine texture and polished tannins, making it fabulously drinkable. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2022
"Great colour intensity and bouquet with dark berries, plums and smoky earth and wood highlights. On the palate a dry wine with an earthy theme of brown clay and iron sand, then a core of dark red berry fruits, roasted blackberry and bell-pepper, Doris plums and tobacco. Youthful and taut with a developing flavour profile, firm tannins and plenty of acidity for grip and freshness. Best drinking from 2027 through 2033+. Excellent value" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Mar 2025
Elegant aromas of black fruit with notes of new leather and spice. The palate is dark and brooding with characters of of ripe black plums and wild blackberry with a toasty oak note lingering on the finish. Drinking beautifully now this wine can be enjoyed young or with careful cellaring will mature over the next 5 years or beyond.
The free draining gravel type soil in the Hawke’s Bay, combined with the climate are the perfect mix for the growth of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The fruit was carefully monitored during ripening and harvested in the cool evening at maximum flavour maturing and physiological ripeness.
Food Pairing: Matched perfectly with Pan seared venison and crispy roast potatoes.
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Great wine great value
Angela - 28/02/2025
Awesomeness
Robert - 25/12/2023
Great deal Pleasant drinking
Jeff - 21/06/2023
Delighted with this wine.. stunning, especially for the price!
Susan - 21/06/2023
Nice nose after taste on palate. Far too easy drinking.
Glenys - 22/05/2023
Excellent for the price
Beth - 26/03/2023
a little dry and needs time in the glass to develop great with the steak I had
Tony - 01/02/2025
nice every day wine
george - 11/12/2023
Good value for money.
Mark - 20/06/2023
Nice drop
David - 21/05/2023
This wine is well above its price paid
Lynne - 07/02/2023
Nice wine to drink
Lynette - 18/01/2023
Lovely drop, great price and fast delivery. What else could you possibly need ?
Max - 11/08/2022
The wine is not as smooth as I was expecting. It lacks the depth that would make it stand out. Suitable for a casual glass
Dietricht - 15/11/2024
Nice wine but I prefer their Sarah
Dianne - 01/05/2024
Very average - quite a thin Merlot - won’t buy again
Alissa - 23/08/2022
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