- Dog disposable foam shower gelOyster Bay Merlot Hawkes Bay 75cl

Oyster Bay captures the special character of New Zealand's cool climate viticulture... elegant, assertive wines with glorious fruit flavours.

Wine of New Zealand

Country of Origin

New Zealand

Storage

This wine can be enjoyed now or carefully stored for up to 2 years from purchase.

Preparation and Usage

Perfect with warm, flavoursome dishes, or as an aperitif.

Serving Suggestions

Serve with pepper steak, lasagne, roasts, rich mushroom, lamb, beef or wild game. Pasta with a tomato based sauce, pizza.

Package Type

Bottle

Recycling Information

Pack - Glass

Other Information

Importer:
Delegat Europe Ltd,
4th floor,
27-29 Cursitor Street,
London,
EC4A 1LT,
UK.

Brand

Oyster Bay

Ripe plum, berry fruits and hints of spice, accentuated with a nuance of oak and an elegant, lingering soft texture.

Oyster Bay Merlot is about elegance and intensity of fruit. The hero is always freshness of ripe fruit, spice and soft tannins on the palate.

Oyster Bay is New Zealand's third largest wine maker and defines the stature and style of New Zealand wines. It produces elegant, assertive, Super-Premium wines, with glorious fruit flavours from the renowned regions of Marlborough and Hawke's Bay. Hawke's Bay's ancient alluvial river terraces provide for a superb mix of soils over gravelly, free-draining sub-soils. With a maritime climate, the vines are warmed by strong sunlight during the day, and cooled at night by Pacific ocean breezes. The grapes for Oyster Bay Merlot received a gentle pressing to release flavour without drawing out hard tannins. A large portion was aged in French barriques for 6 months to provide softness and complexity to the wine. \This juicy, ripe, blackcurrant-rich red offers a glimpse of the smooth, medium-bodied Bordeaux-style red that's the hallmark of the Hawke's Bay region\ Anthony Rose, The Independent.

Manufacturer

Produced and bottled by:
Oyster Bay Wines New Zealand Ltd.,
169 Evenden Road,
Twyford,
Hastings 4175,
New Zealand.

Country of Packing

New Zealand

Return To Address

Delegat Europe Ltd,
4th floor,
27-29 Cursitor Street,
London,
EC4A 1LT,
UK.
oysterbaywines.com

Allergen Information

Contains Eggs, Contains Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Allergy Information

Contains Sulphites and Egg.

Dietary Information

Contains Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

ABV (%)

Units

10.1

Grape Variety

Merlot, Not Applicable

Tasting Notes

Bright cherry aromas and rich plum, with subtle spice and a soft, lingering texture

History

The philosophy of Oyster Bay is to produce fine, distinctly regional Super Premium wines that are elegant and assertive, with glorious fruit flavours. Oyster Bay produces wines from the renowned regions of Marlborough and Hawke's Bay.

Regional Information

Hawke's Bay is one of New Zealand's warmest grape-growing regions. From Crownthorpe's sun-drenched terraces to the stony soils of the Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay produces wine as diverse as the landscape itself, creating a world-class cool climate Merlot.

Current Vintage

2019

Vinification Details

Fruit was destemmed, crushed and transferred into stainless fermentation tanks. The must was inoculated with pure yeast cultures to enhance aromatics and fruit characters. Rackings and pump overs were performed during fermentation to obtain delicate tannins and maximise colour extraction. Following gentle pressing, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation in tank and French oak barriques. The blend was then oak-aged over a period of months to provide softness and complexity to the wine.

Producer

Oyster Bay Wines New Zealand Ltd.

Agent

Delegat Europe Ltd.

Winemaker

Michael Ivicevich

Taste Category

Please drink responsibly

Know your limits

The UK Chief Medical Officers recommend adults do not regularly drink more than 14 units per week