2021 Paritua Hawke's Bay 21.12

Brand	Paritua
Region	Hawkes Bay
Varietal	Cab Sauv Merlot Cab Franc
Size	750ml
Alcohol %	14.5%
Vintage	2021
Country	New Zealand
Certified Organic
Organically Grown
Vegan
Vegetarian

Paritua is one of Hawke’s Bay’s premier producers, and their flagship 21.12 2021 makes it easy to see why. Crafted only in exceptional vintages, this wine receives the utmost care. Low-yielding vines are meticulously tended throughout the season, ensuring intensely concentrated grapes picked at peak ripeness. Hand-harvested whole bunches are destemmed, with individual berries precision-sorted using state-of-the-art technology. After fermentation, the wine is basket-pressed into French oak barriques (50% new) for up to 24 months. The final blend—Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc—delivers a powerful, complex red that is impressive now yet promises further evolution through 2030+.

A complex aroma of blackberry, black currant, black Doris plum and cocoa powder with floral hints of violet and spicy notes of cardamom, anise and clove.

The palate has great structure and intensity of flavour. A silky textured attack with plush, concentrated blackberry and firm mid palate tannin. Ripe Black Doris plum, cocoa, and spice flavours with a hint of petrichor minerality and a long savoury fine grained tannin finish. The wine has fine cellaring potential. Recommended drinking from 2028 till 2036. Enjoy with red meats, hearty roasted game, and rich mushroom dishes. The recommended serving temperature is 16-18 degrees.