Cambridge Road Timekeeper Merlot - Fine-O-Wine ( Organic & Natural Wines )
Description Vine Age 22 years Vineyards Ngatarawa Road, Hawkes Bay Elevage 11 months in barrique Skin Contact 15 days Composition 100% Merlot Alcohol 14.5% Sulphites zero added
This wine is part of a dig into history and my memories of Hawkes Bay Merlot.
I recall the early days of my burgeoning love affair with wine, it was the late 90’s and my exposure was predominantly local. At that
point in time it seemed Merlot from Hawkes Bay was a very kismet decision.
Into my cellar fell the inspired wines of Kingsley Tobin, an early player in the organic wine growing sector here and touchstone on my path.
Today you find few producers in this part of the world focused on that grape in its pure form, this is my first step towards changing that.
My tastes lean towards the Ngatarawa/ Bridge Pa Triangle soils of Hawkes Bay and it is here I found a supplier of mature vine, organic farmed fruit. The ferment was simpl...
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- fineowine
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- $39.99