Mollydooker The Scooter Merlot 2020 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 | Mollydooker | Thousand Candles |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec |
| Region | — | Yarra Valley |
| Country | — | Australia |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Mollydooker The Scooter Merlot 2020
Mollydooker The Scooter Merlot is a vibrant, fruit‑driven and irresistibly plush Australian red crafted from premium McLaren Vale vineyards. Benefiting from the region’s warm days, cooling sea breezes and ancient soils, the grapes achieve exceptional ripeness and concentration while retaining freshness. True to the Mollydooker style, the wine is made with meticulous attention to fruit purity, generous texture and bold flavour. The result is a richly expressive Merlot that delivers immediate pleasure, silky depth and a joyful sense of energy in every glass. Meet the Producer Mollydooker, founded by Sarah and the late Sparky Marquis, is one of Australia’s most distinctive and celebrated wineries. Known for their exuberant, fruit‑forward style and innovative vineyard practices, they craft wines that are both powerful and beautifully balanced. Their commitment to meticulous canopy management, low yields and vibrant, expressive fruit has earned them a loyal global following. Production Grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness and handled gently to preserve their natural richness. Fermentation takes place in temperature‑controlled tanks with careful extraction to build colour, flavour and velvety tannins. The wine is then matured in a combination of American and French oak, adding subtle spice, warmth and roundness while allowing the Merlot’s plush fruit to shine. The result is a smooth, generous and impeccably polished expression of McLaren Vale Merlot. Tasting Notes Deep ruby in colour, the wine opens with aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, blueberry and hints of chocolate and vanilla. The palate is soft, juicy and full‑bodied, offering layers of dark fruit, sweet spice and a touch of mocha. Silky tannins and balanced acidity create a smooth, rounded mouthfeel, leading to a long, warming finish with lingering berry richness. Food Match A perfect partner for grilled meats, roast duck, hearty pasta dishes, barbecued ribs, mature cheeses or rich vegetarian casseroles. Grap
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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