Stanley Estates Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013 $19.99 ★★★½

April 13, 2017By Yvonne

This canny Awatere Valley producer has beefed up their portfolio by buying up a bunch of quality Hawke’s Bay fruit from a bumper vintage, to create a bold, berry-driven bottle of niceness and spiceness.  There’s a soft, powdery ‘chew’ to the texture of this wine, which ticks pretty much every box for good, flavoursome, all-purpose … Read More