http://www.villamaria.co.nz/Modules/DocumentLibrary/DocumentFeed.aspx?cid=4196&categoryid=(c) 2013, VillaMaria. All rights reserved.5A benchmark vintage, 2010 has produced a classic Villa Maria Reserve Merlot. This wine is densely coloured to the rim and highly concentrated with black fruits, small red berries, licorice and complexing savoury oak characters.http://www.villamaria.co.nz/Modules/DocumentLibrary/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentId=632Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTThis wine is a blend of the finest Merlot parcels from Villa Maria vineyards planted in the Gimblett Gravels. Deeply coloured, the nose displays fragrant red plum, berry fruit and violet aromas enhanced by subtle oak.http://www.villamaria.co.nz/Modules/DocumentLibrary/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentId=553Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe 2008 Reserve Merlot displays a deep, dense and wonderfully perfumed nose featuring red and black plums, blackberry and floral violet aromas.http://www.villamaria.co.nz/Modules/DocumentLibrary/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentId=396Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTFrom a fantastic Hawkes Bay vintage characterised by dry, warm days with abundant sunshine hours, the 2007 Reserve Merlot displays a dense nose featuring red and black plums, blackberry and floral violet aromashttp://www.villamaria.co.nz/Modules/DocumentLibrary/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentId=130Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTDisplaying all the pedigree of its predecessors, the 2006 Reserve Merlot displays a plush nose featuring red and black plums, rich fruitcake and floral violet aromahttp://www.villamaria.co.nz/Modules/DocumentLibrary/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentId=70Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe 2005 Reserve displays a dense nose with considerable depth, featuring small red and black berries, floral violet, vanillin and cedar-briary spice noteshttp://www.villamaria.co.nz/Modules/DocumentLibrary/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentId=71Sat, 08 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMTDeeply coloured with perfumed ripe dark fruits, violets and plum aromas. Richly concentrated and brooding in style with dark plum and cherry flavours, finishing with hints of fine grain oaked tanninshttp://www.villamaria.co.nz/Modules/DocumentLibrary/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentId=72Fri, 08 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT