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• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels The Gimblett 2012

  3 | $30-$40

• Vidal Reserve Series Gimblett Gravels Merlot Cabernet 2012

  3 | $15-$20

• Mission Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2013

  

  “Plump, plummy, generous and very drinkable,” noted Cameron Douglas. Beautifully ripe, softly textured and very long, with violet scents accenting …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• The People’s Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013

  3 | $15-$20

• Thornbury Merlot 2012

  3 | $15-$20

• Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

  Plenty of discussion centred around this wine, mainly to do with its herbal flavours. “They’re there, but they’re ripe cabernet …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Matua Valley Single Vineyard Matheson Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2009

  

  A flavoursome red to pair with a red-wine-sauced beef dish, this excellent merlot offers juicy blackberry aromas, notable mocha-cedar oak, …

  5 | $60-$70

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• Craggy Range Merlot Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Hawke’s Bay 2011

  

  This merlot with a dash of malbec in the blend shows unusual dimension and complexity for the 2011 vintage. Leafy …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

  

  Hawke’s Bay’s mature EskValley vineyard’s quality shows in this complex blend. Floral aromas have a touch of tobacco, with black …

  5 | $60-$70

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