Main Divide Merlot Cabernet
2023
18.5/20
“… This Merlot Cabernet blend is well-structured with bright fruit, tension and a savoury, moreish finish …”
Candice Chow, raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, NZ
90/100
“Attractively fruited and nicely lifted on the nose … flavoursome with lovely complexity”
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, NZ
91/100
“Dry, medium+ weight with fine tannins and easily assimilated acidity. Well made with a moderate finish…”
Cameron Douglas MS, camdouglasms.com, NZ
⭑⭑⭑⭑
“Delivering good value … Mouthfilling … Vigorous and harmonious …”
Michael Cooper, The Listener magazine, NZ
2020
93/100
“… really interesting, fresh and thoughtful … fine tannins and a fresh finish. Delicious now.”
James Suckling Wine Reviews, jamessuckling.com, USA
93/100
“Gorgeously ripe and richly expressed … Flavoursome and bold with a lengthy robust finish.”
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, NZ
91/100
“This wine is ready to drink upon purchase … it is balanced and well made …”
Cameron Douglas MS, camdouglasms.com, NZ
2019
EXCELLENT
“Bright, nice energy , lively and youthful, while a little bit of tanginess on the close gives a delightfully fresh finish. Value.”
Mark Henderson, Otago Daily Times, NZ
⭑⭑⭑⭑
“… Full-coloured, it is mouthfilling, with ripe, plummy, spicy flavours, showing some savoury complexity, supple tannins and good harmony.”
Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide, NZ
90/100
“… elegantly complex … wine offers sweet fruit flavours with subtle savoury nuance, offering delightful drinking.”
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, NZ
2018
⭑⭑⭑⭑
“ … mouthfilling, vibrant and supple … plum, blackcurrant and spice flavours, showing considerable complexity, and a very harmonious finish.”
Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide, NZ
⭑⭑⭑⭑½ 91/100
“… beautifully fruited and delightfully expressed …. The palate is plump and gorgeously flavoursome with excellent fruit intensity and rounded mouthfeel … very tasty.”
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, NZ