Villa Maria Ngakirikiri Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ml) Montefalco

Villa Maria Ngakirikiri Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ml) MontefalcoNgakirikiri in M? ori, refers to the unique gravel soils that define the Hawkes Bay, Gimblett Gravels growing appellation, a befitting name for this stony Hawkes Bay vineyard sited on what was an ancient riverbed. The Gimblett Gravels sub region is a majestic site with a reputation for beautiful and thought provoking wines. This Villa Maria flagship wine is only made when exceptionally rare conditions produce truly outstanding wines for consideration.

88-90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

making this a food and wine pairing dream

The wine is aged in large foudres for nine months before bottling

Armailhac has held its success from en primeur and has further gained in weight during ageing

brambley marionberry

Hansen Lauer Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling is a nice Mosel-Riesling with a lot of minerality and a hint of stewed apple

in the village of Murça

and silky tannins

The wine is aged for18 months in new French oak barrels and is decanted into new barrels every six months

Drink now or hold

Creamy and smooth on the palate

the 2017 hits all the right notes