Origins Series Merlot 2022
Minimum order of 1 case or 6 bottles (Mixed or straight)
The rolling hills of Right Bank Bordeaux, blooming lavender fields and sprawling chateaux were the inspirations that led to Brown Brothers Origins Series Merlot. A fruit-forward wine that’s medium in body with lifted aromas of red berries, subtle liquorice and spice.
Try it with a grilled venison steak served with a radish and lemon salad, or aged cheddar cheese and nut bread.
Following harvest, the fruit was crushed and soaked on skins for 2 days, then spent two weeks being fermented at 25°C, and finally matured for 8 months in French oak barrels, of which only 5% was new French oak. The balance was kept in tank to retain the dark berry fruit flavour.
| Vineyard Region | Heathcote |
| Wine Analysis | Alc/Vol: 14% |
| Colour | In the glass, this wine shows bright purple hues. |
| Aroma | Lifted aromas of red berries, dried herbs, and spices with hints of liquorice. |
| Palate | These aromas follow through to the palate where the berry fruit flavours balance the soft tannins. |
| Peak Drinking | Peak drinking 2026 |
| Growing Conditions | The grapes for this wine were sourced from our Heathcote vineyard in central Victoria. The fruit was machine harvested mid-March at baumé levels ranging from 13.5 to 14.0 for the most juicy dark berry fruit for this fruity medium-bodied red wine. |
