Craggy Range ‘Te Kahu’ Single Vineyard, Hawkes Bay 2018

Merlot 54%
Cabernet Sauvignon 27%
Malbec 10%
Cabernet Franc 7%
Petit Verdot 2%

Mature in oak barriques for 17 months.

Te Kahu means ‘the cloak’ in te reo Maori and refers to the mist that envelops Giants Winery in the Tukituki Valley. Legend has it that this mist was used to protect a mythical Maori maiden from the sun as she visited her lover Te Mata. This is a wine of richness and an abundance of black fruit flavours and a long structured finish.

Deepest crimson red. Brooding aromatically with notes of cassis, black olive, dried tobacco and the faintest hint of caramel. The wine has a lovely focus on the palate with dark fruits framed by fine tannins to deliver a classical structure with an excellent future ahead.