Roy's Hill Merlot 2007

Merlot sourced from all of our sites at Gimblett Road have been blended in this wine, giving us a range of fruit flavours. Warm fermentation with regular pumping over facilitates colour and flavour extraction, as well as rounding out the palate.

COLOUR: Deep red
AROMA: Ripe plums and aromatic lift
PALATE: A soft, harmonious Merlot. Vibrant plum and spice characters are supported by subtle oak influences. A soft velvety wine, full of fruit and excellent for current consumption

Technical Data

Fruit

100% Merlot

Alcohol Content

13.5% vol.

Soils

Consisting of alluvial gravel overlaid with silt sands of varying depths. The Ngaruroro River laid these soils incorporating volcanic pumice sands down centuries ago. These free draining and low status soils are ideal for winegrowing.

Vintage

Flowering and fruit set were uneventful, although frost protection was paramount. A fine warm summer was conducive to good veraison. March delivered a number of rain events, which required careful management of harvesting decisions. Our free draining soils ensured that the rain was not a problem. Clean ripe fruit was received at the winery and yields were average.

Composition

Gimblett Gravels Merlot

Barrel Percentage

13 months in French and American oak

Cellaring

Up to 3 years