Stoneleigh Merlot 2020 750ml
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$14.99
Commercial description
A wonderfully fragrant Merlot with aromas of plums and black cherries over dark berry fruit flavours and a fleshy, textural weight.
The Stoneleigh range consists of distinctive, elegant, fruit forward Marlborough wines that reflect the unique terroir of our stone-studded vineyards. Started by nature and finished by the talents of the Stoneleigh winemakers, our philosophy of minimum intervention in the winery ensures that the vibrant avours of Stoneleigh are captured in each and every bottle.
The grapes were machine-harvested during early to mid-April, once the flavour potential was maximised. The grapes were destemmed into a number of small open top fermenters. The must was wild fermented until it had fermented dry with temperatures peaking at around 30 ?C. The wine was drained to mostly French oak
barriques of different ages and coopers. Malolactic fermentation was carried out in barrel and after several months of maturation the winemaker blended the two vineyard sites, different coopers and oak ages to craft this Stoneleigh Merlot.
Alc 14%
Commercial description
A wonderfully fragrant Merlot with aromas of plums and black cherries over dark berry fruit flavours and a fleshy, textural weight.
The Stoneleigh range consists of distinctive, elegant, fruit forward Marlborough wines that reflect the unique terroir of our stone-studded vineyards. Started by nature and finished by the talents of the Stoneleigh winemakers, our philosophy of minimum intervention in the winery ensures that the vibrant avours of Stoneleigh are captured in each and every bottle.
The grapes were machine-harvested during early to mid-April, once the flavour potential was maximised. The grapes were destemmed into a number of small open top fermenters. The must was wild fermented until it had fermented dry with temperatures peaking at around 30 ?C. The wine was drained to mostly French oak
barriques of different ages and coopers. Malolactic fermentation was carried out in barrel and after several months of maturation the winemaker blended the two vineyard sites, different coopers and oak ages to craft this Stoneleigh Merlot.
Alc 14%
