Sacred Hill Helmsman 2014

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Sacred Hill Helmsman 2014 Front Label
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2014

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750ML

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  • 93
    The 2014 Helmsman is 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, aged 18 months in 50% new French oak. While it lacks some of the immediate plushness of the Brokenstone, it exceeds that wine in its floral aromas, aristocratic bearing and length. Cassis, flowers and dried herbs mark the nose, while the cassis fruit is kept in check on the palate by ripe tannins and hints of pencil shavings, which linger enticingly on the finish.
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Sacred Hill, New Zealand
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Imported from New Zealand. Sacred Hill is located in Hawkes Bay, one of the most important quality growing regions in the country. Wine critic Hugh Johnson writes the conditions for viticulture in the Hawkes Bay "could hardly be better." Estate vineyards and selected growers supply ripe grapes that are carefully handled to capture freshness and retain true varietal character.
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One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.

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An eclectic region on the east coast of the North Island, Hawkes Bay extends from wide, fertile, coastal plains, inland, to the coast range, whose peaks reach as high as 5,300 feet. While the flatter areas were historically more popular because they are easier to cultivate, their alluvial soils can be too fertile for vines. In the late 20th century, the drive for quality led growers to the hills where soils are free-draining, limestone-rich and more suited to producing high quality wines.

Over the passing of time, the old Ngaruroro River laid down deep, gravelly beds, which were subsequently exposed after a huge flood in the 1860’s. In the 1980s growers identified this stretch, which continues for approximately 800 ha, and named it the Gimblett Gravels. The zone has proven to be ideal for the production of excellent red wines, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.

Today the area takes well-earned recognition for its Bordeaux blends and other reds. Expressive of intense stewed red and black berry with gentle herbaceous characters, Gimblett Gravels wines are suggestive of their cool climate origin, and on par with other top-notch Bordeaux blends around the globe.

Chardonnay is the top white grape in Hawkes Bay, making elegant wines, strong in stone fruit character. Sauvignon blanc comes in close behind, notable for its tropical, fruit forward qualities.

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