This wine is medium to full-bodied with lush red berry, plum and cherry fruit characters. The fruit flavours are balanced by undertones of creamy mocha, spice & subtle savoury characters. The palate has a soft, velvety texture with grainy tannins through the mid-palate and a long, persistence to finish.

These wines are designed to be full of robust flavour and without pretention. Intended to be enjoyed easily and deliver on their promise every time you open a bottle.

A round, plump Merlot, consisting of red berry & bramble fruit flavours with French oak characters

Deeply coloured with brooding aromas of ripe plum and red fruits, Thornbury Merlot is soft and silky smooth. Sourced from a pedigree of vineyards located in Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay which provide full-bodied, rich style wines.

Ripe berries and Christmas spice are highlights on the palate. Medium bodied and plush the wine finishes with long, smooth tannin and complex, savoury oak notes.

Black fruit and dark plum aromas seamlessly blend with subtle spicy notes in this smooth and silky Hawke's Bay Merlot. On the palate flavours of blackberry, cassis and hints of cocoa are balanced with fine tannins leading to a dry and richly textured finish.

Aromatics of plum, and blackberry take on a tinge of chocolate along with some spicy touches from time spent in oak. The palate is soft and smoothly Merlotesque, fruit-forward yet complex. Eminently drinkable.

George Fistonich started Villa Maria as a one-man band in 1961. An icon of the NZ wine industry, this family owned company became a global brand in just 50 years. Villa Maria's Cellar Selection is an intensely flavoured, elegant and food-friendly wine range.

Made in an elegant, approachable style, Private Bin wines are fruit-driven expressions of New Zealand's unique wine regions. This range has gained worldwide popularity for its vibrant, clean fruit-driven flavors and ready-to-drink style.

Made in an elegant, approachable style, Private Bin wines are fruit-driven expressions of New Zealand's unique wine regions. This range has gained worldwide popularity for its vibrant, clean fruit-driven flavors and ready-to-drink style.

This wine has been made from 100% organically grown grapes. A dark crimson hue leads to a vibrant nose of red plum, boysenberry & subtle spice with cedar oak undertones.

Our talented Wither Hills winemakers craft exceptional award-winning wines that reflect their unique sense of place. Hailing from the iconic Hawke's Bay region, and renowned for beautiful deep reds which are complex and full of character, our Merlot is the essence of Hawke's Bay in a glass. A wonderfully dense yet exquisitely structured and warmly textured Merlot, alive with vibrant dark plums, cigar box and chocolate nuances.