{"id":1698,"date":"2020-07-05T05:52:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T05:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2020-08-16T06:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T06:43:01","slug":"mills-reef-reserve-merlot-malbec-2018%e2%80%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=1698","title":{"rendered":"Mills Reef Reserve Merlot Malbec 2018\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1698\" class=\"elementor elementor-1698\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a18744f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a18744f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4db258\" data-id=\"a4db258\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d8aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d8aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A classic combination of two Bordeaux varieties, and in many ways, a typical Hawke\u2019s Bay red with the merlot a touch dominant over the inky Malbec spine. Gimblett Gravels fruit &#8211; deeply coloured, with a lush bouquet of ripe berries, mocha and a toasty oak undertow.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79fb2c8\" data-id=\"79fb2c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f992a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f992a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generous and fruit-laden with a lushness of summer blackberries and ripe plums. Enriched with a good tannic backbone that leads to a well-rounded and smooth but spicy finish. 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