CHURCH ROAD 1
CHURCH ROAD 1
MERLOT 2021
PROVENANCE
Church Road 1 is a range of single vineyard wines that showcase the terroir of our best vineyards. Situated in the Bridge Pa Triangle Wine Growing District, Redstone Vineyard is one of the warmest vineyards in Hawke’s Bay, perfect for the cultivation of later ripening varieties. This site typically produces ripe, supple and very aromatic Merlot with an amalgam of red and black fruit, lifted floral fragrance and an underlying iron-like minerality.
- WINEMAKERS Chris Scott and Craig Thomas
- VITICULTURALISTS Graham Bartleet and Claire Pinker
RECENT ACCOLADES
2023
Wine Orbit – Sam Kim
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POINTS
2023
Champion NZ Bordeaux Red Wine
TROPHY
AROMAS
TASTING NOTES
This is a fragrant, complex Merlot with a core of brooding, dark plum overlaid with
brighter berry fruit and lifted fragrance of lavender, cedar, rose and thyme.
Undertones of warm earth, cacao, graphite and iron bring
depth and interest to the wine.
BODY
TASTING NOTES
A full, supple mid palate leads into a long, elegant finish with firm
but fine-grained tannins driving great length
and presence.
CELLARING
TASTING NOTES
With careful cellaring, we expect this wine will
age gracefully for 15 years or more.
