{"id":10994,"date":"2024-06-26T09:36:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=10994"},"modified":"2024-06-26T09:36:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:36:54","slug":"destiny-bay-magna-praemia-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=10994","title":{"rendered":"Destiny Bay \u2018Magna Praemia\u2019 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An opportunity to re-visit a wine that was my \u2018Red Wine of the Year\u2019 for the 2019 vintage. It is the top wine from Destiny Bay &#8211; a Waiheke Island producer that is, quite simply, aiming for perfection (see my article here &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=5201\">https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=5201<\/a>). In Old World terms, this is a \u2018left bank\u2019 style, with Cabernet Sauvignon in a leading role at 71% of the 2020 blend.<\/p>\n<p>An inkily dense black-rouge colour in the glass. 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