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Red
2011 Craggy Range Merlot Single Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Vineyard
Merlot
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Hawke's Bay
- Gimblett Gravels
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Community Tasting Notes 2
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Missus T Likes this wine: 86 points
May 11, 2020 - Nose quite smoky
With minimal aeration it is smooth with straightforward red fruit flavor.
As it aerates, tannins really pith up. I don't know enough about the chemistry of wine to understand how this could possibly happen; I'm used to it doing the reverse.
But it is a medium bodied wine with not very complex plum flavor and delightful low acid for a red. It did not complement my steak but it went quite nicely with the chocolate cake at dessert, which had a cream cheese based dressing. This made me think this would be a fine wine to enjoy with cheeses. -
Laconic wrote: 82 points
February 13, 2016 - Thin-bodied. Tannins still tight. Not very flavorful.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Craggy Range
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation Single Vineyard
- Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Vineyard
- Country New Zealand
- Region North Island
- SubRegion Hawke's Bay
- Appellation Gimblett Gravels
- UPC Codes 9421004550321, 9421004550550
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 80 (38%)
- Consumed 132 (62%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
chocolate cake with a dairy based frostingWho Likes This Wine
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- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
- SubRegionHawke's Bay
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