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Babich Wines Ltd
 
Babich Wines Ltd

Babich The Patriarch 2016

New Zealand, Gimblett Gravels
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec
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Description

Darkly perfumed with layers of spice, cassis and plum. Also a touch of cedar.

Full, round and dense with deceptive concentration. Dark chocolate, blueberry and cinnamon and a little cigar box too. An elegant and powerful wine with a delightful transparency.

Awards

96 POINTS - Huon Hooke, www.therealreview.com
96 POINTS - Cameron Douglas, The Shout Hospitality Magazine, Apr 2019
93 POINTS - Rebecca Gibb, Decanter Magazine, Feb 2019
93 POINTS - Ken Gargett, quillandpad.com
5 STARS - Michael Cooper, www.michaelcooper.co.nz, Jul 2019
5 STARS - Winestate Magazine, Nov 2019 issue
18.5/20 - Gimblett Gravels Annual Vintage Selection 2019
5 STARS - The Listener magazine, Sept 2021

Alcohol

13.5%

Analytical data

0.0 g/l residual sugar
6.1 g/l acidity
3.69 pH

Vineyard

Irongate vineyard in Gimblett Gravels region of Hawke's Bay.

Vinification

Select crop thinned parcels of fruit were hand harvested from the Babich Irongate vineyard, then fermented in small open vats and hand plunged. After an extended maceration period the new wines were drained to French oak barriques, to mature. After several rack and returns and extensive tasting trials The Patriarch was blended after 12 months then returned to oak. The wine spent a total of 16 months in oak.

Maturation

16 months in French oak barriques.

Bottling

Closure: Natural cork

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