' Another good Australian Merlot …Rich-textured with a distinctly minty cast to the dark berry and cherry flavours… which echo on a cedary, slightly chewy finish '
Vintages
ST ANDREWS ESTATE 2001 MERLOT
Region From our vineyards at ST ANDREWS ESTATE on the Adelaide Plains in South Australia. Merlot is ideally suited to these conditions ... warm days cooled by the evening seabreezes across the waters of the nearby Gulf St Vincent.
Colour Deep Rich Intense Purple
Aroma The nose displays hints of Wild Cherry, Cinnamon and Cedar Spice …with more than a hint of Australian Eucalypt
Palate Smooth and Sassy. A full bodied wine with rich mouthfeel. A firm yet velvety tannin structure … with a subtle balance of French & American Oak … leading to great depth of flavour and impressive length. … Chocolate fudge and Satsuma plum
Aging Drink Now – 2008 Concentrated & plush while young – evolving into a rich, soft & mellow wine
Serving temperature
Room temperature
Suggested Food Spring Lamb Fetta Pie Braised Veal
13.5% Alc /Vol 3.28 pH. 6.0 T.A.
Bottled April 2002
2002 London International Wine Challenge Bronze 2002 Sydney Sun-Herald 2002 Sydney Sun-Herald Label Design Award Top Australian 50 2002 Vintasge Cellars Wine Show of Australia Bronze 2002 Australian Small Winemakers Show Bronze 2003 James Halliday Australian Wine Companion * * * 2004 MELBOURNE WINE SHOW Bronze
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Contemporary winemaking
techniques ~ building on
the traditions of Bordeaux,
where Merlot has been
cultivated for centuries ~
producing a distinctive
Australian style.
Aroma ... ' with more than a hint of Australian Eucalypt ' ... This stand of magnificent old eucalypts grows near our Merlot.
