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Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2016

Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2016

7 January 2022By Yvonne

Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2016 $49 Six quiet, sleepy years on from vintage, this gorgeous Gimblett Gravels-grown merlot is awake and ready to roar. With cocoa-dusted boysenberry, plum and blackcurrant characters on the nose and palate, buckets of rich spices and edged with soft, smoky, caramelised oak tones, it’s a joy to drink. … Read More

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