Medium-bodied with a soft and elegant palate, laced with ripe fruit and spicy vanilla flavours. Light ruby red in colour with ripe berries and dark chocolate on the nose.

This wine is medium to full-bodied with lush red berry, plum and cherry fruit characters. The fruit flavours are balanced by undertones of creamy mocha, spice & subtle savoury characters. The palate has a soft, velvety texture with grainy tannins through the mid-palate and a long, persistence to finish.

This is a medium-bodied wine with a soft, round and gloriously fleshy palate. Delicious flavours of ripe plum, red berries abound with subtle coffee bean also evident.

Part of the Tea Tree Gully international range, this Merlot is the 'smooth operator' in the range, adaptable to any situation and so versatile. Rich ripe plum flavours abound with a medium body and smooth finish. Serve at room temperature 15-20 degrees, and enjoy a drink with friends.

Cherry red colour with aroma's of ripe raspberries with hints of spice and chocolate. A luscious fruit driven palate, with upfront fruit sweetness. A well-balanced wine with integrated soft tannins giving hints of spice.

Black fruit and dark plum aromas seamlessly blend with subtle spicy notes in this smooth and silky Hawke's Bay Merlot. On the palate flavours of blackberry, cassis and hints of cocoa are balanced with fine tannins leading to a dry and richly textured finish.

Medium bodied in style, soft, round, and smooth fleshy palate. It has sweet fruit flavours of plum, berries, and milk chocolate on the finish.

George Fistonich started Villa Maria as a one-man band in 1961. An icon of the NZ wine industry, this family owned company became a global brand in just 50 years. Villa Maria's Cellar Selection is an intensely flavoured, elegant and food-friendly wine range.

Made in an elegant, approachable style, Private Bin wines are fruit-driven expressions of New Zealand's unique wine regions. This range has gained worldwide popularity for its vibrant, clean fruit-driven flavors and ready-to-drink style.

Made in an elegant, approachable style, Private Bin wines are fruit-driven expressions of New Zealand's unique wine regions. This range has gained worldwide popularity for its vibrant, clean fruit-driven flavors and ready-to-drink style.

The Reserve Merlot reveals a saturated deep purple colour and perfumed aromatics of red and black plum, fruitcake and floral violet notes, interwoven with roasted coffee bean and complex herb nuances. The palate is concentrated and firmly structured in its youth with fine-grained tannins enhanced by integrated oak. This wine will certainly benefit and gain additional complexity from careful cellaring over the next decade.

Our talented Wither Hills winemakers craft exceptional award-winning wines that reflect their unique sense of place. Hailing from the iconic Hawke's Bay region, and renowned for beautiful deep reds which are complex and full of character, our Merlot is the essence of Hawke's Bay in a glass. A wonderfully dense yet exquisitely structured and warmly textured Merlot, alive with vibrant dark plums, cigar box and chocolate nuances.