CHURCH ROAD TOM CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT
A WINE of RARE ARTISTRY
CHURCH ROAD
TOM
CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT
Situated in the Bridge Pa Triangle Wine Growing District, Redstone Vineyard is one of the warmest vineyards in Hawke’s Bay, perfect for the cultivation of later ripening varieties. This site typically produces ripe, supple and very aromatic wine with an amalgam of red and black fruit and lifted floral fragrance. It is complemented by fruit harvested at the Gimblett Vineyard, which produces dark fruit with a firm tannin structure, enhancing drive and definition on the palate.
RECENT ACCOLADES
Wine Orbit – Sam Kim
2023
Cameron Douglas MS
2023
WINEMAKERS
Chris Scott and Craig Thomas
VITICULTURALISTS
Graham Bartleet and Claire Pinker
TASTING NOTES
AROMAS
A complex, dense wine with a core of dark berry fruit and plum, lifted by top notes of rosewood, cedar, lavender and vanilla. Beneath this is a savoury, dark, earthy complexity. A thread of graphite and iron brings a more serious, brooding undertone to the wine.
BODY
On the palate the wine is full-bodied yet focused. The weight of the fruit is balanced by gentle acidity and a long, firm tannin structure.
CELLARING
A wine of restrained power and great depth
which will reward long-term cellaring until 2030.