Pair this McGuigan Estate Merlot with roast chicken or tomato-based pasta dishes for a perfect meal. This smooth Australian red wine offers intense flavours of plum and red berries. It originates from South Eastern Australia, renowned for quality wine production.
Merlot. Smooth & Fruity. Easy to Carry & Share. This Merlot is a smooth and easy drinking wine with intense fruit flavours of plum and red berries. Pair this wine with roast chicken or tomato-based pasta dishes. Certified B Corporation.
Nutrition per 100ml: 278kJ/66kcal
Allergy Advice: Contains Sulphites
Preparation: Break and lift perforated flap and remove circular tab portion. Pull tap out, position tap neck in opening and secure with flap. Remove tamper-evident strip. Lift handles to activate tap and dispense wine. Enjoy!
Country of Origin: Australia
Packaging: Box
Alcohol: 11% ABV, 24.8 units per pack.
Region: South Eastern Australia
Grape: Merlot
Wine Colour: Red
Storage: This wine is ideal for drinking now but can be kept for up to 1 year. Once opened stays fresh for up to 6 weeks. For best before, see base of pack.
History: McGuigan Wines was established to celebrate the culmination of 3 generations of wine growing by the McGuigan family. Founder Brian McGuigan adopted the central symbol of the family crest, the lion, to reflect inspiration & the McGuigan's enduring spirit & passion for producing great quality Australian wine. Those proud family traditions are still at the heart of McGuigan winemaking values today. IWSC Winemaker of the Year-2009/11/12/16 & IWC White Winemaker of the Year-2009/12/13/19.
Regional Information: The fruit is selected from vineyards in the Riverland, Murray Darling & Barossa Valley regions. The climate is hot with high evaporation rates & generally low rainfall, making irrigation essential. The climate is also continental, resulting in long sunny days and noticeably cooler nights. Modern viticultural & winemaking techniques mean that the climate can be seen as one of the region's strengths.
Vinification: The fruit was crushed and de-stemmed to varying sizes and styles of red fermenters where the fruit was fermented on oak at cooler temperatures of 18 - 22C for 5 - 7days. Fermenting at cooler temperatures allows the fruit flavours to be nurtured and enables retention of varietal characteristics. Post fermentation the majority of the wine is matured in stainless steel tanks with a percentage of the wine transferred onto French & American Oak. Components are then selected, blended, stabilised & clarified.
