"The Benediction" Premium Reserve Merlot

PREMIUM RESERVE "THE BENEDICTION" MERLOT 2010 750ml A SPECIAL WINE Unusually for New Zealand, The Benediction begins life inside cherished 70-year-old wooden vats handed down by Darryl's grandfather. Made of hand-hewn two-inch-thick Totara, the heat of ferment is retained much longer than common stainless steel vats, allowing prolonged and very gentle extraction of colour, flavour and tannin. AROMAS & FLAVOURS Plum, leather, cedar, vanilla and cigar box. MOUTHFEEL Dry and full bodied with generous, silky tannins. RARITY Each bottle is from one of only 260 cases produced. Be inspired!