Saint Clair Family Estate '17 Plateau' Merlot 2021, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay

A lovely core of black plums and blackberry fruit flavours laced with wood spices and a definitive gravel stone complexity. Firm and dry, flavours of dark red skinned fruits and smoky wood spices blend perfectly with firm, ripe tannins and decent acid line. Balanced, well made and quite lengthy on the finish. Best drinking from 2024 through 2029+.

94 Points

Excellent