Farm Hand Organic Merlot 2019

Farm Hand Organic Merlot 2019

 

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  • Vegan Suitable
  • Certified Organic
  • Winery
    Farm Hand
  • Region
    Monash Valley, Riverland, SA
  • Grapes
    Merlot

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A PRESERVATIVE FREE WINE

This is a medium bodied wine with typical black and red berry fruit flavour, subtle cigar box and light vanilla. The wine is soft and has great length, delivering a very satisfying array of flavours that will marry perfectly with many red meat dishes.

Tasting notes from the winery for Farm Hand Merlot 2019

This a medium bodied wine with typical black and red berry fruit flavour, subtle cigar box and light vanilla. The wine is soft and has great length, delivering a very satisfying array of flavours that will marry perfectly with many red meat dishes. 
 
The Farm Hand wines are grown by the Grigoriou family, fourth-generation wine growers, from almost one hundred acres of Organic Vineyards in the Monash Valley of South Australia.
 
VINYARDS: The moderate, dry climate with very low rainfall during autumn and fertile soils are perfectly suited to Organic Viticulture. The well established vines (up to thirty years of age) are planted widely apart for airflow to minimise disease pressure and minimal drip irrigation  ensures low yielding fruit with rich flavours and varietal expressiveness
 
VINTAGE: This was a challenging year and so very much makes you think of Australia. It was a warmer vintage with only sporadic rains in some parts causing the berries to ripen sooner than prior years. Through great vineyard, water and canopy management the resultant fruit is bright and flavourful with a soft acidity. This is a vintage showing up front fruit flavours and perfect for drinking from the get-go. 
 
WINEMAKING: Fully de-stemmed before fermentation in a mix of open and closed tanks. The wine was primarily vinified without the influence of oak for maximum fruit expression before blending with a component aged in three and four year old French oak.
 
100% Organic
Vegan Friendly 
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
VARIETY: 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
REGION: Monash Valley of South Australia
WINEMAKER: Con-Greg Grigoriou

(SKU: FH_MER_19)

Wine Type Red
Vintage 2019
Grapes Merlot
Region Monash Valley, Riverland, SA
Volume 750mL
Packaging Glass Bottle
Closure Screwcap
Alcohol % 14.5
Vegan Suitable Yes
Certified Organic Yes

"A bold ripe fruit style with lots going on. The primary fruit characters are layered with subtle oak and powerful acidity."
4 stars - Winestate Magazine

 

 

"From the Fourth Wave portfolio of Newcastle-based Frances and Nicholas Crampton, this Riverland merlot holds a full hand by having minimal preservatives and being organic and vegan-friendly. It's from the Grigoriou family's 40ha of organic vines - a tag that means the grapes were grown without the use of artificial chemical fertilisers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. 

With 13.5% alcohol, this good-value red is bright garnet and has lavender scents and spicy cherry front-palate flavour. Mulberry, licorice, briar and toasty oak feature on the middle palate and minty tannins at the finish...It will go well with moussaka. Cellar for four years."

Source: John Lewis, Newcastle Herald's 'Beer and Wine', July 2020

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