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Newton Forrest Cornerstone Cabernet Merlot Malbec Hawke's Bay NZ 2005

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94/100 55

Dense, ripe red with masses of blackberry, cassis, plum, liquorice, anise and spicy oak flavours. Perhaps it’s a function of vine age - this is one of the Gimblett Gravels’ oldest vineyards - but the wine appears to be more dense than others from the area in 2005 and there are no signs that it is over-extracted. A very appealing and sensuous red that, though fairly simple and accessible now, will deliver much more with bottle age.

Tasted: Jun 2007   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $39 (~USD $30)

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