Blends of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are one of the most challenging and exciting wine styles to produce. There is a synergy between these two varieties that produces some of the most complete, complex, fragrant and satisfying styles of red wine in the world. Hawke s Bay, along with parts of the California s Napa Valley, was identified by the U.K s Decanter magazine, as one of the few New World wine regions that could challenge Bordeaux in the production of such wines. Chris Scott, Chief Winemaker