Norfolk Rise Merlot 2016
Norfolk Rise
This beautiful vineyard is located in the emerging wine region of Mount Benson on South Australia’s Limestone Coast where the climate is cool due to consistent, year-round sea breezes that serve to moderate temperatures. Combine these cool, maritime micro climatic conditions with a free draining terra rossa soil profile and you have an excellent environment for premium grape production.
With Winemaker Dan Berrigan, Vineyard Manager George Andrews, Lab Technician Beverly Sandow and Cellar Hand Matt Cooper the future of Norfolk Rise is in good hands. The state of the art winery that the vineyard estate surrounds was built in 2000 and was put together using some of the most advanced equipment available. This provides the team at Norfolk Rise with an innovative, free flowing and efficient winery upon which they effectively apply their winemaking philosophy.
To embrace, then express, the unique characteristics of our vineyard. These 100 estate grown wines are characterised by clear, varietal definition, an elegant flavour and structure profile with a fruit driven complexity.
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NRME201610 UCAU
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Lifted red berries, mint, stone fruits and sweet cherries. The palate features plum, spice and forest fruit flavours balanced by chocolate and vanilla oak notes, finishing with good length and soft fine tannins.
Outstanding value!
"This shows a lot of “affordable” merlots how it’s done." Campbell Matinson
Lifted red berries, mint, stone fruits and sweet cherries. The palate features plum, spice and forest fruit flavours balanced by chocolate and vanilla oak notes, finishing with good length and soft fine tannins.
Outstanding value!
"This shows a lot of “affordable” merlots how it’s done." Campbell Matinson
Scores & Reviews
90 / 100
Campbell Mattinson
If you’re on the lookout for a sub $20 merlot, this would be good place to start.
It has some grunt. It’s not just about simple sweet fruit and not much else, though it is tasty with berried flavour. There’s tannin. There’s spice. There’s the kind of ‘chewiness’ that works a treat at the dinner table. And while there are gum nut and twiggy spice almost-bitter notes, they serve to give the wine some breadth, some interest, some savoury appeal. This shows a lot of “affordable” merlots how it’s done.