Blended of 80% Merlot 8% Cabernet Franc 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Malbec the 2010 Te Kahu Merlot Cabernets is deep garnet-purple in color with pronounced red and black plum aromas plus hints of mulberries baking spices mocha pencil shavings and lavender. Medium bodied with a good amount of berry and spice flavors the flesh is well supported by a medium level of velvety tannins and lively acid finishing long. Drinking nicely now it should keep to 2018+. --Lisa Perotti-Brown 89+ points

Smoke and Earl Grey tea aromatics weave through supple snappy notes of black cherry plum and cassis with cedar tobacco and bay leaf details and a very long smooth finish. Merlot Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. Drink now through 2020. 1800 cases imported. -MaryAnn Worobiec