Mills Reef

Gimblett Gravels Reserve Merlot Malbec

8.911 ratings

8.72 pro ratings

Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Merlot, Malbec

Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Herbs, Chicken, Turkey, Soft Cheese, Beans & Peas, Duck

Top Notes For

9.0

Smooth and woody

Smooth and woody

Apr 28th, 2018

Emily Kresie-Harrington

8.8

2012 vintage. 72 Merlot 28 Malbec. Surprisingly low color concentration, some sediment. Fruit quality starts out in the red spectrum with red currant, red plum, lingonberry, dried cranberry and moves into the darker spectrum with air. A touch of dried herbs, black rocks, smoke, and graphite round it all out. A good wine, but definitely a lean example of these two varieties.

2012 vintage. 72 Merlot 28 Malbec. Surprisingly low color concentration, some sediment. Fruit quality starts out in the red spectrum with red currant, red plum, lingonberry, dried cranberry and moves into the darker spectrum with air. A touch of dried herbs, black rocks, smoke, and graphite round it all out. A good wine, but definitely a lean example of these two varieties.

May 19th, 2017

Stephen Mathews

8.8

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Stephen had this 10 years ago

May 1st, 2015

8.6

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Jul 11th, 2014

Mike Mighetto Hoefling

8.8

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Mike Mighetto had this 11 years ago

Oct 22nd, 2013

8.8

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Jeremy had this 8 years ago

Sep 16th, 2016

10

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Sara had this 9 years ago

Oct 17th, 2015

8.5

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Jon had this 10 years ago

Feb 12th, 2015

Gwen Obermiller

8.8

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Gwen had this 10 years ago

Aug 16th, 2014

9.1

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Ian had this 10 years ago

Jul 31st, 2014