Esk Valley Artisanal Collection Malbec Cabernet Merlot 2025 (6x750ml)
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Esk Valley’s exciting Artisanal range showcases small-batch wines crafted with creativity and freedom, allowing the winemaking team to explore personal styles and unique expressions without being driven by wider market dynamics.
Vinted from 41% malbec, 35% merlot and 24% cabernet sauvignon, this is deep red in colour and bursting with dark fruit flavours that are characteristic of the Gimblett Gravels region. It's soft, supple and has a silky smooth finish. Sensational wine from the Esk Valley team, with proven cellar potential.
The 2021 vintage of this well-priced wine picked up an impressive Gold Medal at the NZIWS and multiple Five Star reviews. The 2022 was every bit impressive - named in Andrew Caillard MW's 2022 Gimblett Gravels Annual Vintage Selection - one of the most coveted lists in New Zealand wine. It's the second time that Esk Valley Artisanal MCM has made his selection which is a remarkable achievement given that the 2022 list includes such important wines as Craggy Range Le Sol (RRP$180) and Church Road Tom (RRP$220).
With the 2025 already earning a Cuisine Best Buy recommendation and a Five Star review, we'd back this latest release to continue the Artisanal Collection's outstanding awards record. This is easily one of the sub $20 buys of this year, or any year you care to name.
Tasting note
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit: "Splendidly fruited and fragrant with black/blueberry, violet, dried herb, and toasted nut aromas on the nose, followed by a fruit-expressive palate filled with succulent flavours. It's beautifully structured, with a silky texture and grainy tannins, finishing long and robust. At its best: now to 2035."
The winery writes: "This is a very deeply coloured wine as you would expect from a Malbec based wine. It displays rich plummy, jammy Gimblett Gravels fruit on the nose with hints of tobacco and dried herbs. On the palate it is a medley of power and concentration from Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon allied with softer Merlot tannins. This is a full bodied and complex wine, and an ideal accompaniment to red meat dishes."
ABV: 13.5%
Volume: 750ml
Region: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
