Clearview Estate - 'Basket Press' Bordeaux Blend 2020

Clearview Estate - 'Basket Press' Bordeaux Blend 2020

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Description

In exceptional vintages we occasionally find special pockets of grapes destined for the Basket Press. The resultant wine is the pinnacle of our red wine making.

Intense purple, red rimmed with a palate of multi-layered fruit, a heady mix of leather, tar, mint cassis and plum held together with fine grained tannins and spicy oak.

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Clearview Estate

Purchased in 1986, the neglected but historic Vidal's No.2 Vineyard at Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay was set to become Clearview Estate.  Tim Turvey with business partner Helma van den Berg took on the challenge of bringing it back to life.  Together they hand grafted and planted the first vines in the winter of 1988.  Clearview Estate Winery Ltd was established for the first red wine vintage in 1989, following some experimentation in prior years.  Chardonnay began in 1991 with the release of the first Reserve Chardonnay.  

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Bordeaux Red Blend

This is the most famous red blend of them all: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Just like in Bordeaux, where this blend originates from, you will almost always see Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot in the blend, too. Each grape brings its own special element to the overall wine be it acid, tannin, colour or aromatics.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Hawkes Bay

Sunny Hawkes Bay is along the eastern coast of New Zealand's north island. It is here where some of the most fruit-forward wines come from. They are known for their tropical Chardonnays and their juicy reds from the excellent Bordeaux wines to the peppery Syrahs.