This would've been Tom's kinda wine!
Church Road McDonald Series Cabernet Sauvignon
- A label dedicated to the bloke some call the "Father of Red Wine in NZ" - Tom McDonald
- This would've been Tom's kind of wine - a classic Bordeaux style Cabernet
- 94/100 (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review) - "Good now but should become more complex and mellow with bottle age"
- Food matching? Try savoury and red meat dishes, hard and blue cheeses
Bob Campbell MW – 4 Stars
Cuisine 4 1/2 Stars
Church Road’s wine label celebrating the life of wine legendary Hawke’s Bay wine maker Tom McDonald. Tom was a spotty faced teenager in 1921 when his career in wine kicked off.
Over the next 55 years he turned winemaking in Hawke’s Bay on its head, scooping many accolades for his premium, complex Chardonnay and Bordeaux-style reds. You don’t get awarded the Order of the British Empire for nothing you know!
Being a bloke that appreciated French winemaking techniques, a medium to full bodied Cabernet with a solid backbone would’ve been right up Tom’s alley. Using fruit from their Redstone vineyard in the Bridge Pa Triangle this is a Cabernet that has the legs to go the distance. Drink it now or cellar for a decade from vintage.
When it comes to food think savoury game and red meat dishes, hard and blue cheeses.
- 14%
- 750ml
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