From the Osawa vineyard in Maraekakaho – this Bordeaux blend is a classic Hawke’s Bay red. Dark garnet in the glass, perfumed with smoky, charred plum, graphite, boysenberry, chamomile, black cherry, vanilla and cedar notes. Medium bodied, elegant and with a sinewy tannin backbone. The pulse of ripe, dark fruit is framed with oak, and the palate is well balanced and beginning to show a glossy, textural underbelly. With some savoury and mineral layers of flavour, this has a few more years ahead, but with five years of development – it is an integrated, appealing drop right now. 92pts
Osawa Wines ‘Flying Sheep’ Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
