Penny's Hill Malpas Road McLaren Vale Merlot 2020 (Australia)

Penny's Hill Malpas Road McLaren Vale Merlot 2020 (Australia)French oak Dark cherry Fruit spice Soft tannins "Its splendidly fruited and inviting on the nose showing Black Doris plum, sweet cherry, clove and roasted almond characters, followed by a beautifully rounded palate offering succulent fruit intensity and silky texture. Elegantly framed and persistent with a lingering delectable finish. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, May 2022 A fragrant bouquet of dark cherry and plum with subtle notes

• French oak
• Dark cherry
• Fruit spice
• Soft tannins

"It’s splendidly fruited and inviting on the nose showing Black Doris plum, sweet cherry, clove and roasted almond characters, followed by a beautifully rounded palate offering succulent fruit intensity and silky texture. Elegantly framed and persistent with a lingering delectable finish. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, May 2022

A fragrant bouquet of dark cherry and plum with subtle notes of anise, fruit spice and savoury characters. This wine shows great fruit weight and generosity, abundant with plush dark fruits and perfectly balanced by soft, round tannins and a long-lasting finish.

Planted in 1991 and added to the Penny’s Hill estate vineyard group in 1993, Malpas Road is named after the pioneering Malpas family who held lands in the district originally referred to as ‘Bay of Biscay’, an obvious reference to the relatively infertile cracking, grey-black soil upon which our hand-tended four acre Merlot patch does its work. The fissures which occur as the black soil cracks apart sever surplus root growth, a process which naturally lessens vigour and enhances ultimate grape quality. Vines are planted on their own roots with D3V14 clone.

Destemmed then crushed, this single parcel of Merlot grapes was open fermented on skins for 7 days prior to pressing. Secondary fermentation was completed in a combination of 1 to 5 year old French oak barrels and wine was matured for 16 months prior to blending. This wine was bottled in October 2021.