Bird in Hand Merlot 2007
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Bird in Hand is a family-owned winery founded in 1997 by Andrew and Susie Nugent. Originally a dairy farm in Woodside, in the then emerging Adelaide Hills wine region of South Australia, Bird in Hand champions social inclusion and advocacy through artisan wine.
The Bird in Hand foundation was created in 2014 to support the community and disadvantaged, advocating gender and indigenous equality.
Bird in Hand vineyards include 23 hectares under vine in Woodside and planting has begun at recently acquired vineyards in Seymour, Tasmania and Finnis, South Australia.
Bird in Hand maintains a high standard of environmental practices across all aspects of their business. Sustainability is woven into the core of Bird in Hand’s identity.
Proudly situated on Peramangk, Paredarerme & Ngarrindjeri Land.
With generous fruit and supple tannins, Merlot is made in a range of styles from everyday-drinking to world-renowned and age-worthy. Merlot is the dominant variety in the wines from Bordeaux’s Right Bank regions of St. Emilion and Pomerol, where it is often blended with Cabernet Franc to spectacular result. Merlot also frequently shines on its own, particularly in California’s Napa Valley. Somm Secret—As much as Miles derided the variety in the 2004 film, Sideways, his prized 1961 Château Cheval Blanc is actually a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
Adelaide refers to the diverse super zone in South Australia containing the Mount Lofty Ranges Zone (Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley), Fleurieu Zone (Currency Creek, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, and Southern Fleurieu) and Barossa Zone (Barossa Valley and Eden Valley).
The Adelaide Hills region is distinguished and beautiful, offering a cool respite in the summer for Adelaide city dwellers. With vineyards planted fairly high in elevation at 1,500 to 1,800 feet, it is known for particularly fine, citrus-driven Sauvignon Blanc.
The Adelaide Plains is a hot region northwest of the Adelaide Hills that produces approachable, value-driven wines.