Cabernet Merlot 2005

Wine Colour

Medium brick reds with a youthful purple hue.

Wine Bouquet

Varietal Cabernet overtones are evident with mint, faint licorice, and subtle hallmarks of French oak in spice, cedar and a tobacco like edge. Some herbal elements are also apparent with lashings of ripe berry fruit.

Wine Palate

This is a well structured medium weight wine, with ample flesh and flavor across the long palate. The Cabernet brings fresh mint and cassis to the palate, whilst the Merlot adds weight in the mid palate completing the picture. French oak adds support with elements of tobacco, cedar and considerable complexity. The tannins are fine, tight and give the wine great enjoyable length of flavor.

Suggested Food Matching

Grilled lamb patties and Greek salad.

Critics Notes

“Lifted stewed fruit and charry oak aromas. Palate
offers a rich, generous mouthful of oak and vibrant fruit. Cellaring +5 years” Winestate Magazine, 1 April 2007

“The Promised Land is great value; this particular wine is a lovely mouthful of ripe soft fruit balanced by well-structured tannins. Great with bolognaise. “ Robin Powell, WHO weekly, June 2006

“A range of wines that never fail to drink above their price... This wine has a mix of flavours with coffee bean, black fruit and cherry with an abundance of soft velvety tannins.” Rating: 89 points
Courier Mail, 12 June 2007

“4½ Stars A lovely wine. Smells of coffee and tobacco with a hint of mint. Tight, firm palate with extraordinary length and big, rich, choc-mint flavours from blending quality fruit with well-handled oak.” Winestate Magazine, 1 February 2008

“ A deep, dark, slightly opaque red in the glass, this wine shows some character right from the word “go”. The aroma is soft, sweet and jammy, there’s plenty of plum, some cinnamon and a slightly meaty note adding interest”. Marlborough Express, 24 April 2008

Cellaring Notes

Ready for immediate enjoyment however with careful cellaring will develop further to 2008, possibly longer.