Mills Reef Reserve Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2021, Hawke's Bay
A classic bouquet of roasted doris plums and blackcurrant fruits, toasty barrel spices of French oak and an earthy dry stone and gravels core. Youthful, enticing and nicely complex. Dry on the palate with plenty of weight and intensity, flavours of dark cherry and baked plums, some clove and toasty vanilla oak qualities and a gravelly soil complexity. Frim tannins and acidity layer in mouthfeel and power leading to a lengthy and persistent finish. Best drinking from 2023 through 2027.
93 Points
Excellent
RRP from $21.99