Brookfields Burnfoot Merlot 2016
Bold as brass, the Burnfoot; Merlot exhibits black fruits, leather, plums, wild herbs, generous oak and succulent tannins.
| Winemaker | Peter Robertson |
|---|---|
| Organic | No |
| SKU | 300032 |
| ABV | 14.00% |
Brookfields Burnfoot Merlot is full, rich and complex, and a perfect match for roast beef or lamb.
The Burnfoot Merlot yields from grapes grown at the Burnfoot Vineyards in the Tuki Tuki Valley on the northern side of the Tuki Tuki River opposite Te Mata Peak. The vintage reflects the optimum ripeness of the grapes at harvest; a wonderfully concentrated style, with red fruits, herbs and toasty oak. It was aged for over 12 months in a combination of French and American oak.
"Even, dark ruby-red colour with some purple hues. This has a soft nose with aromas of red berry fruit and red plums harmoniously entwined with savoury herbs and earthy notes, unfolding a little smoky oak. The aromatics grow in concentration with aeration. Medium-full bodied, the palate has a gently rich, up-front flavours of dark-red plum fruit with soft berry notes and savoury herbs. The fruit forms a rounded core with good body and presence, and is supported by moderate extraction of fine-grained tannins providing a smooth texture and line that carries easily to a soft finish of plummy fruit with notes of herbs and earth. This is an up-front Merlot with dark-red plum fruit with notes of savoury herbs and earth on a balanced, smooth-flowing palate." Raymond Chan
17.5/20 - Raymond Chan
Bold as brass, the Burnfoot; Merlot exhibits black fruits, leather, plums, wild herbs, generous oak and succulent tannins.