Montana Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years from the vintage release, when the vibrant fruit profile is at its peak and the tannins have softened into a supple harmony.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Classic roast lamb with rosemary, grilled ribeye steak, or rich beef bourguignon.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Montana Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot represents a historic chapter in New Zealand's winemaking journey. Originally released under the pioneering Montana label—which later rebranded internationally as Brancott Estate to honor its Marlborough roots—this wine showcases the classic Bordeaux-style blends of Hawke's Bay. Hawke's Bay, located on the eastern coast of the North Island, is New Zealand's oldest and second-largest wine region, celebrated for its sunny climate and free-draining alluvial gravels. This terroir provides the heat units and soil structure necessary to fully ripen Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The blend typically marries the structure, dark currant fruit, and fine-grained tannins of Cabernet with the fleshy plum fruit and velvety texture of Merlot, resulting in an approachable yet classic red structured by moderate oak aging.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Brancott Estate blev grundlagt i 1973 af Frank Yukich under Montana Wines og indtager en helt særlig plads i historien som pioneren bag kommerciel vinavl i Marlborough. Stik imod datidens udbredte opfattelse af, at Sydøen var alt for kold til druedyrkning, plantede Yukich de første vinstokke i Brancott Valley. I 1975 fulgte de Sauvignon Blanc-stiklinger, som med den skelsættende debutårgang i 1979 for alvor antændte New Zealands moderne vineventyr. Markerne breder sig over alluviale aflejringer af grus, silt og stenede terrasser, der køles af Stillehavets maritime vinde. Her udnytter vinhuset de markante temperaturforskelle mellem nat og dag til at bevare en spændstig, naturlig syre og fremhæve druernes intense aromaprofil. Dyrkningen følger de strenge retningslinjer fra Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, suppleret af certificerede økologiske parceller. Vinifikationen er centreret omkring temperaturstyret gæring i rustfri ståltanke med millimeterpræcision, suppleret med fadgæring til husets mere prestigefyldte cuvéer. Blandt de toneangivende vine finder man den sortsprægede Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Letter Series 'B'- og 'R'-aftapningerne med deres elegante fadstruktur samt enkeltmark-ikonet Chosen Rows.