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Church Road Reserve Cabernet Merlot Hawke's Bay NZ 2007
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93/100
Dense, chewy red with a medley of dried fruit/Christmas cake flavours plus floral/violet characters and solid nutty oak. Sweetness from fruit and alcohol is balanced by acidity and chalky tannins giving a drying, grippy finish. Huge potential.
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Tasted: Jul 2010 Average price: NZD $37 (~USD $31)
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