Smith & Hooper
Merlot 2021

Name: Merlot
Brand: Smith & Hooper
SKU: SMIMER216-BT
Price: 21.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

Smith & Hooper
Merlot 2021

Our Wrattonbully soils, over 35 million years old and once part of an ancient seabed, are positioned in the cool, unmistakably Australian landscape. It provides the ideal setting for crafting stylish, balanced and sophisticated Merlot.

750mL Bottle

The Details

Tasting Note Dark, plum red in colour. Ripe plum and cedar aromas combine with an inviting, exotic perfume of cinnamon and clove, blended with blue fruits. Bursting with plum, blackberry, briar and cedar flavours, the palate evolves into enticing savoury notes from the French oak. The lovely natural acidity combines well with the expressive fruit and tannins, keeping the wine enticing and structural.

Best Enjoyed With Try matching with char-grilled lamb chops or veggie burgers with pomegranate ketchup.

Treatment The art in Merlot winemaking is avoiding over-extraction of the tannins from the fruit and seeds. Our wines are made in static fermenters and we continually taste the developing wine and press the skins when there is structure and weight without tannic hardness. In the pursuit of soft tannins, we are judicious in our oak selection and moderate with its use.

Vintage 2021

Varietal Merlot

Region Wrattonbully

Alcohol by Volume 14%

Winemaker Heather Fraser

Cellaring Recommendations This wine is blended to be enjoyed now and will continue to evolve for five to seven years.

Pack Size Options 1 , 6