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Merlot
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Serving suggestions
Make the most of your Merlot
How to serve
At room temperature.Food pairing
Lamb medallions with charred broccolini and crispy potatoes.How to cellar
Drinking beautifully now, this wine will continue to reward for 3+ years.Occasion
A great wine to pair with food or have on its own.
Beyond the Bottle
2020
Vintage Conditions
The Hawke’s Bay had a great season, albeit slightly cooler than usual. Long summer days and moderately fresh nights provided ideal ripening conditions.
THE CRAFTSMAN
CLEIGHTON CORNELIUS
Cleighten believes learning is the key, both experimentally and from others. Having a job where you only get one chance a year to perfect your art means that winemaking remains challenging and a continually evolving process.
It began as an adventure.
Our founders were a courageous couple who embarked on a sailing tour of the world. On one of the earliest stops, they found New Zealand. They quickly fell in love and decided to end the tour of the world in favour of building a mud house in New Zealand and planting a vineyard. After preparing the land and planting vines, they used the local earth to build their home. That home became our brand. Over twenty years on, with a renewed sense of energy, we remain as in touch with the land as our name suggests.
2020
Vintage Conditions
The Hawke’s Bay had a great season, albeit slightly cooler than usual. Long summer days and moderately fresh nights provided ideal ripening conditions.
THE CRAFTSMAN
CLEIGHTON CORNELIUS
Cleighten believes learning is the key, both experimentally and from others. Having a job where you only get one chance a year to perfect your art means that winemaking remains challenging and a continually evolving process.
It began as an adventure.
Our founders were a courageous couple who embarked on a sailing tour of the world. On one of the earliest stops, they found New Zealand. They quickly fell in love and decided to end the tour of the world in favour of building a mud house in New Zealand and planting a vineyard. After preparing the land and planting vines, they used the local earth to build their home. That home became our brand. Over twenty years on, with a renewed sense of energy, we remain as in touch with the land as our name suggests.
