We're raising a glass to our Kim Crawford winemakers.
Australia's Winestate magazine has rated our Kim Crawford Small Parcels Corner 50 Hawke's Bay Merlot 2008
4 1/2 stars and has awarded it Champion Merlot of the year.
What the judges said....
Colour, Bouquet, Palate:
Deep red colour with a purple hue. Rish and intense nose of ripe berry fruits. Ripe and well-rounded plum and blackberry palate with spicy oak notes, smooth tannins and a long, complex finish.
Food suggestions:
Ideal partner for red meat and rich pasta dishes.
Cellaring:
6 years plus.
Michael Cooper commented on its "Sturdy, generous red, hand-picked and matured for 16 months in French and American oak casks. Deeply coloured, with fresh, brambly, plummy flavours, showing excellent concentration, hints of coffee and sweet oak, good complexity and the power to age."
