This full-bodied, complex, barrique-fermented Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot is true to the Church Road style. Crafted from ripe Hawke's Bay grapes using traditional French winemaking techniques, this premium wine marries ripe, concentrated fruit flavours with spicy oak complexities.
Ripe stone fruit characters are enhanced with attractive oak sweetness and subtle layers of complexity. Delicate handling has produced a palate which is refined and elegant, yet at the same time powerful and lingering. This elegant, yet powerful barrique-fermented Chardonnay is true to the Church Road style. Crafted using traditional winemaking techniques this premium, complex wine marries ripe, distinctive fruit characteristics with toasty oak sweetness. Aromas: Layers of stone fruit, melon and citrus, enhanced by a refined seam of toasty French oak and subtle layers of yeast complexity. Palate: Delicate handling of the ripe and concentrated fruit has produced a palate which exhibits both elegance and power with a lingering finish. The sweetness of the fruit and oak is balanced by a moderate level of acidity. Food matching suggestions The buttery, citrusy flavours of this wine are highlighted in dishes with creamy sauces and subtle lemon flavours.
Church Road McDonald Series Merlot Displays rich mocca and chocolate characters, some wonderful textures and a suave complexity. The lush, well integrated mouthfeel is underscored by a firm, spicy tannin structure and a long, savoury finish. Region / Country: Marlborough, New Zealand Varietal: Merlot
Church Rd Pinot Gris is made with fruit grown in Hawke's Bay, not a region known for Pinot Gris, is full fruited with Nashi pear and cinnamon spiced apple on the nose. The palate is taut and fresh with the Nashi pear running through the middle and has a long finish. Ideally matched with pea and prawn risotto.
Bright raspberry and strawberry fruit aromas abound. On the palate the wine is fine textured and fleshy through the mid palate, finishing with a gentle sweetness, balanced by a crisp acidity and a lingering finish. Enjoy with This rose is a fantastic match for cold cuts, cured meats, seafood and salads.
This is a complex and elegant wine it is distinctively different style of sauvignon blanc malborough fruit with its characteristic grassy herbaceous elements have been overlaid and softened with the tropical notes of hawkes bay fruit.