Hawke's Bay Bordeaux Blend
(Very Good to Outstanding)
A light red wine from
Hawke's Bay GI
Summary
A crushed fruit fermentation wine using machine-harvested and heavily sorted grapes. Grapes are crushed and destemmed, before cultured or ambient yeast ferment the wine to dryness at mid-range temperatures in neutral vessels. Post-fermentation maceration for further extraction is common, before pressing and racking into oak barrel (a portion new, depending on the producer), where inoculated malolactic conversion will often occur. Ageing of up to 18 months in oak is common, adding texture and oak aromas. Any fining or filtration will be light before bottling in glass under screw cap or premium cork.