Metz Road Riverview Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 vs Thousand Candles Gathering Field Red 2019
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Thousand Candles Gathering Field Red 2019 currently starts £0.03 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £25.99 | £25.96 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Scheid Family Wines | Thousand Candles |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec |
| Region | — | Yarra Valley |
| Country | USA | Australia |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Metz Road Riverview Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018
Scheid Vineyards Metz Road Pinot Noir is a refined and elegant red wine from Monterey's cool-climate Riverview Vineyard. Aromas of cherry, cranberry, pomegranate, and currants are complemented by subtle vanilla spice and warm oak. The palate is plush and structured, with bright red fruit, silky tannins, and a long, elegant finish. Why You'll Love It This is premium cool-climate Pinot Noir crafted with exceptional care and sustainability. Hand-picked in the early morning and fermented in small, open-top tanks with a portion undergoing spontaneous fermentation with native vineyard yeasts, the wine is aged for 15 months in 100% French oak (35% new). Only the top barrels make the final blend. The 340-acre Riverview Vineyard benefits from granitic soils and cool winds, creating a wine of remarkable elegance and complexity. 100% sustainably grown, wind-powered production, and vegan-friendly. Meet the Producer Scheid Vineyards is committed to sustainable viticulture, producing wines that reflect the unique terroir of the Riverview Vineyard. The 340-acre estate benefits from granitic soils, cool winds, and diverse microclimates, creating wines with precision, balance, and expressive character. Production Grapes are hand-picked in the early morning, carefully destemmed to preserve whole berries, and fermented in small, open-top tanks. Punch-downs are performed three times daily to gently extract colour and tannins. A portion of the must undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native vineyard yeasts, while other lots are inoculated with select Burgundian strains. Following fermentation, the wine is pressed into stainless steel for settling, then aged for 15 months in 100% French oak barrels (35% new). The final blend comprises only the top barrels, ensuring depth, elegance, and complexity. Tasting Notes Bright ruby in colour, the wine displays aromas of cherry, cranberry, pomegranate, and currants, with hints of vanilla and warm oak. The palate is clean, structured, and plush
Thousand Candles Gathering Field Red 2019
' Thousand Candles is a premium estate in the heart of the Yarra Valley. Its name comes from a 19th century account by a European settler, who witnessed an ancient indigenous ceremony that granted free passage into the lands around the property to various tribes. Describing the tribesman dramatically holding aloft their firesticks, he remarked that it was as if the ˜twilight of the evening had been interrupted by a thousand candles...'.Viticulturist Stuart Proud works organically and biodynamically (though uncertified) and with as little intervention in the winery as possible. Red Blend ''The fruit for this wine comes from our high density vineyard planted with Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec. The block has 7353 vines per hectare. Row width is 1.6m. Vines are spaced 80cm apart. The cordon wire is 50cm above the ground. We planted the block in this way to really allow the site and soil to be truly expressed in the wine. Planted in 2011 and 2012 the vines are coming into the beginning of their prime and showing an intensity of flavour and fine tannins. Each year the proportion of varieties in the blend is different but always from the same block and high density, low yielding vines. All fruit was hand picked, sorted, destemmed and fermented in small batches for 3 weeks with only an occasional pump over. Aged in older French barriques and hogsheads for 9 months.'' '
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