Saint Clair Origin Merlot FEBRUARY2022 with a touch of refreshing

with a touch of refreshing minerality on the finish

enhanced tropical fruit flavours and a honeycomb sweetness

Pale gold in colour with hints of green

bringing out the full flavours of the wine

The result is a wine of lemon appearance with subtly exotic aromas

Saint Clair Origin Merlot FEBRUARY2022 with a touch of refreshingThe outstanding fruit was sourced predominantly from a single vineyard within the Gimblett Gravels area of Hawkes Bay. During fermentation, the wine was hand plunged and occasionally pumped over to gently extract flavour, colour and tannin. Once pressed and settled, the wine was then racked to seasoned French oak where it underwent malolactic conversion. The wine was aged on its light lees, lightly fined and carefully prepared for bottling. A luscious