Full, ripe berry flavours and a velvet finish are hallmarks of a Restdown Merlot. Even in its youth, this wine is being enjoyed with game and charcuterie or matched with any roasted meats. Superbly balanced with french oak, this wine will also cellar well until 2013.

"At Restdown we have adopted a 'slow wine' philosophy in both our wine making and our wine consuming, allowing the wines to express the full character of the grapes and the area within which they are grown. Minimal human intervention is our focus, so we avoid the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, use straw mulch to control weeds and conserve water and add minimal amounts of preservative to our wine. (Many of our regular customers find that they can enjoy our wine without the allergic reactions they often experience from heavily sulphured wines). Egg white fining is used only when absolutely necessary, with no chooks ever being harmed in the winemaking process!" (Jo Hearn, Winemaker)