Church RoadGrand Reserve Cabernet Merlot
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Cabernet Merlot
Pairs well with Beef
About this product
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Cabernet MerlotPairs well with Beef
- TypeCabernet Merlot
- Size750mL
- RegionHawke's Bay
- Current Vintage2013* - Vintage is not guaranteed and may vary store to store or when delivered.
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.50%
- CountryNew Zealand
- Brand NameChurch Road
- Food MatchBeef
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
- More about the Dan Murphy's Wine Panel
Dan Murphy's Wine Panel
Australia's premier retail wine assessment panel
Vintage 2009
95 points
An emphatic endorsement of the Bordeaux varietal blend being right at home in Hawke's Bay. From a leading producer, this wine has redcurrant, cranberry and cassis, menthol and a driving fine tannin wrap.
- More about Gary Walsh
Gary Walsh
Australian writer and reviewer for The Wine Front
Vintage 2009
90 points www.thewinefront.com
Cork closure is an interesting choice, at least for wines from our neck of the woods. Choc-malt and coffee oak, lavender, menthol, blackberry, redcurrant, licorice. It''s a big wine, full bodied, with an attractive set of grainy tannin, but something of a bibulous one - carries a little too much alcohol for its own good. Attractive uptake of ripe fruit and decent length, but would love the flavour to be delivered with a degree less alcohol. Showy style. Good wine and all that, but a little tiring. Where''s the refreshment and finesse?