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Country ranking ?
42
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Producer ranking ?
10
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Decanting time
45min
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When to drink
2020-2025
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Game Bird, Poultry, Duck, Vegetarian
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Produced entirely from Craggy Range’s Gimblett Gravels Vineyard, nestled on the right bank of the Ngaruroro River, Sophia is a blend of the very best Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Malbec parcels of the vineyard. The grapes are hand harvested and destemmed before fermenting in closed-top oak vessels. The wine then matures in French barriques.
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Latest Pro-tasting notes
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Tasting note
color
Deep, Cherry Red and Clear
ending
Long
flavors
Mint, Toasty, Meaty, Balsamic and Chocolate
nose
Mature and Opulent
recommend
No
taste
High in Acidity, Warming, High tannin, Full-bodied, Fragrant, Powerful, Dry and Sweet tannins
Verdict
nice but not special
Written Notes
Good looking normal size bottle and in an perfect condition. Colour is cherry red, and looking clear and deep. On the nose it is mature and opulent. The taste is fragrant,full of energy, and dry, warming, with high tannin, with sweet tannins, and high in acidity and full-bodied. On the palate it is layered and has balsamic, chocolate, meaty, toasty and mint flavours. The finish is long. This wine is nice but not special. I paid around 50-100€ a bottle. Too expensive for quality. I do not recommend it.
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Origin
Havelock North, New Zealand
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