Niche Merlot 2016 Dozen

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Niche Merlot 2016 Dozen
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Previous Vintage Gold Medal Winner, Fantastic Value South Australian Merlot!

Customer Review - 5 Stars

“I have bought this wine a few times and it has never disappointed. If you are after an full bodied red this is the one for you”

Why to buy

  • Previous gold medal winner, CWSA best value 2016
  • Sourced from multi award winning winery
  • Previous vintage outpointed wines valued up to $296 a bottle

Tasting Notes

Ruby red with black hue. The nose is full with moderately deep, ripe plum fruit, infused with redcurrants, revealing oak spices and subtle herb notes. A very generous wine, luscious in the mouth with lovely sweetness. The richness of the nose follows through to the palate with flavours of plums and currants dominating. One of the great characteristics of Merlot is its sweetness and this wine does not disappoint. Lovely, integrated, soft tannins create a firm back palate without being over powering.

Technical Notes

The fruit was sourced from premium vineyards located in South Australia. We picked in the cool of night when the fruit had reached its optimum ripeness then fermented on skins in static potters and rotary fermenters for a period of seven days to retain as much of the luscious natural fruit flavour as possible. Warm temperatures at the early stages of fermentation along with three days of post ferment maceration helped develop soft fleshy fruit and tannins while helping build structure. Following the pressing process, clarification and final blending the fruit was matured with select parcels having contact with old French oak.

This Product is offered and supplied by GWD Operations Pty Ltd, Liquor Licence No. 36065595. Please note, this product cannot be delivered to Dry Zones. GWD Operations supports the Responsible Service of Alcohol.

Warning - Under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 it is an offence to supply alcohol to a person under the age of 18 years (penalty exceeds $17,000), for a person under the age of 18 years to purchase or receive liquor (penalty exceeds $700).