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A Bordeaux style, with a playful palate of dark berry fruits & balanced acidity

Matched perfectly with roast lamb & gratin dauphinoise

Bishop's Leap Hawke's Bay Cabernet Merlot 2020

Member rating / 27
$10.99p/Btl
Erp $22.00 $19.13
6 Btls, $65.94 6 Btls, $57.34
Awarded 90/100 Points Awarded 4.5 Stars Black Market Exclusive
Bishop's Leap Hawke's Bay Cabernet Merlot 2020

Bishop's Leap Hawke's Bay Cabernet Merlot 2020

Member rating / 27
A Bordeaux style, this playful palate of dark berry fruits with balanced acidity leads to a full bodied, lingering finish...
$10.99p/Btl
Erp $22.00 $19.13
6 Btls, $65.94 6 Btls, $57.34

Accolades

Awarded 90/100 Points & 4.5 Stars

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2022

Description

  • Subtle oak
  • Dark berries
  • Mixed spice
  • Fine-grained tannins

"It's sweetly ripe and fragrant on the nose showing dark berry, floral, mixed spice and olive notes, followed by a beautifully supple palate offering youthful fruit flavours with fine-grained tannins, finishing lingering and pleasingly dry. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2022

This delicious Hawkes Bay Cabernet Merlot displays flavours of dark berry and ripe plum with a hint of subtle oak. A Bordeaux style, this playful palate of dark berry fruits with balanced acidity leads to a full bodied, lingering finish. Drinking beautifully now or with careful cellaring will mature over the next 5 years or beyond.

Each variety was kept separate during fermentation through to blending. Fruit was held cold for days to assist with the extraction of great flavour and to enhance colour stability. The wine underwent a malolactic fermentation while aging in oak and tank.

Food Pairing: Matched perfectly with Roast lamb and gratin dauphinoise.

 

 

 

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Alcohol

13%

Delivery

NZ (from $5.99)

Member Rating

4 Stars

User comments (19)

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I
Above average for an everyday wine

Ian - 24/11/2023

G
This is a lovely red Hawkes Bay wine. Great value for money.

Ginny - 21/08/2023

P
Very good Bordeaux style red. Outstanding value for money.

Peter - 22/07/2023

M
Very good value, nice drop.

Mandi - 19/07/2023

M
Sam Kim gave it 4.5 Stars - however, he probably didn't take 'sharp pricing' into account...nor that it was landed at the door 'freight-free'! Consequently, I'm adding-in the extra half-point. However, it is actually the wine that deserves the 5 points - it is extremely drinkable. And the fact that I switched from drinking another Cabernet Merlot, when this one arrived, says much for the 'pleasantness' of this drop.

Mark - 10/07/2023

This phrase says it all - Outstanding value for money!

Michael - 10/07/2023

Great value drink

Grant - 09/07/2023

Very drinkable.

Trevor - 10/09/2024

Very easy drinking for us ... good value for the price

Sue - 26/09/2023

I was pleasantly surprised with how smooth this wine is. Great value.

Kathy - 21/07/2023

B
Excellent value for money, great match with winter meals!

Beverley - 11/07/2023

M
Only broached one bottle so far but seems like a good average wine

Mark - 28/10/2024

G
Quite good for the money, although rather "young" taste.

Gunnel - 27/11/2023

M
needs to breath

Maurice - 21/11/2023

enjoying

Dale - 26/07/2023

G
Good everyday quaffer

Graeme - 17/07/2023

R
Quite ok but prefer a softer taste. Top service.

Russell - 12/07/2023

Ok good deal

russell - 12/07/2023

J
Not as smooth as I would like

J - 09/07/2023


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