2014 Forrest Reserve Cornerstone

$55.00 Sale Save
2014 Forrest Reserve Cornerstone

2014 Forrest Reserve Cornerstone

$55.00 Sale Save
Size 1 Bottle

Sustainably Crafted

Tasting Notes

Cameron Douglas MS - 94 Points, Excellent

Based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec grapes the bouquet and palate of this expression offers complexity, integration, a snapshot of a rather good vintage and bottle-age worth waiting for. Flavours of fresh and dried berry fruits, firm tannins and medium+ acidity there’s black berry and plum, some bottler chocolate and clove spice. Still integrating through near its plateau this is a delicious wine to be enjoyed alongside cheeses and meaty stews, pastas dishes that include olive.

Vineyard Sites

Cornerstone Vineyard lies at the heart of the renowned Gimblett Gravels viticultural region, strategically positioned at the junction of Gimblett Road and State Highway 50 in Hawke’s Bay. This area is celebrated as New Zealand’s premier Bordeaux red grape-growing region, and it's easy to see why. The vineyard’s unique terroir, composed of riverbed stones and gravels, challenges the vines, leading them to produce a limited yield of small, intensely coloured, and flavourful berries. The resulting grapes give rise to wines with rich, mouth-filling tannins and a depth of character that speaks to the harsh yet rewarding growing conditions.

Vinification

The grapes were carefully handpicked, then crushed and fermented in small 3-tonne open fermenters. Each batch was hand-plunged and allowed varying periods of post-ferment skin contact to enhance complexity and structure. After pressing off, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation and was aged in a mix of French (90%) and American (10%) oak barriques, adding subtle layers of flavour and depth.

Analysis at bottling

pH 3.64 | T.A. 5.7 g/l | RS DRY | Alcohol 14%