CHURCH ROAD 1
CHURCH ROAD 1
MALBEC 2021
PROVENANCE
Church Road 1 is a range of single vineyard wines that showcase the terroir of our best vineyards. The Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District consistently makes our most characterful red wines, with its warm, stony soils producing low yield crops of intensely flavoured fruit with a full-bodied, rich yet vibrant flavour. Sheltered from sea breezes and brisk southerly winds, this is one of the warmest subregions in Hawke’s Bay, making it ideally suited to producing bold red wines. This vineyard produces dense, characterful Malbec with a core of dark fruit and a fine-grained tannin structure that brings length and drive to the palate.
- WINEMAKERS Chris Scott and Craig Thomas
- VITICULTURALISTS Graham Bartleet and Claire Pinker
RECENT ACCOLADES
2024
Bob Campbell
96
POINTS
2023
Wine Orbit – Sam Kim
97
POINTS
AROMAS
TASTING NOTES
A robust and characterful Malbec with generous, juicy,
dark berry fruit and lifted violet floral notes complemented by subtle
oak that imparts notes of cedar, cacao and warm spice.
BODY
TASTING NOTES
The palate is full-bodied with exceptional mid-palate richness.
This opulence is balanced with voluminous, fine-grained
tannins that bring definition and length to the wine.
CELLARING
TASTING NOTES
While approachable now, this wine will age positively for at
least 15 years if carefully cellared.
