2016 Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Te Kahu

「Te Kahu」意為披風，指的是清晨在Tukituki 谷地圍繞酒莊的薄霧。2016 年份展現礫石園常見的集中度與結構：深沉的黑色果實香帶出黑橄欖、乾菸葉與一抹焦糖與香草的木質香。口感圓潤但不膩，細緻的單寧支撐著豐厚果味，尾韻出現咖啡與礦感，收得長而有層次。

酒莊採取以風土為本的釀造手法：封閉式不鏽鋼槽發酵，之後在法國橡木小桶陳年約17個月（新桶約20%）。2016 受 El Niño 影響，春寒多雨、夏末回暖，有利果實成熟與風味累積。瓶蓋為螺旋蓋，適合醒酒後飲用或放瓶陳年，搭配烤牛排或香烤肋眼最能襯托它的力度與細節。

Te Kahu ("the cloak") takes its name from the morning mist that wraps the vineyards in the Tukituki Valley. This 2016 bottling is a concentrated, structured red with a brooding aromatic profile — notes of cassis and ripe black fruits sit alongside black olive, dried tobacco and soft hints of caramel and vanilla-tinged oak. The palate is focused and plush, dark-fruited and framed by fine, grainy tannins that carry through to a long, espresso-tinged finish.

Made by Craggy Range with a site-driven approach, fermentation was completed in closed-top stainless-steel tanks before seventeen months' maturation in French oak barriques (approximately 20% new). The vintage, influenced by El Niño, delivered a cool, wet start and a warm finish, concentrating flavour on the free-draining Gimblett Gravels soils. Screwcap ensures freshness and long-term development in bottle. Best enjoyed after gentle decanting to reveal layered tertiary notes.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.4%
• Decant Time: 60 minutes
• Taste: black fruit, cassis, plum, mulberry, black olive, dried tobacco, cedary oak, vanilla spice, caramel, espresso-tinged finish, stony/mineral edge, fine tannins, brooding, structured, concentrated
• Food Matching: Beef and Venison, Chargrilled fillet steak with Parmigiano fonduta and porcini, Basque bone-in ribeye, Pulled beef baguette, Grilled red meats and mature hard cheeses
• Grape Variety: Merlot : 63%, Cabernet Sauvignon : 18%, Cabernet Franc : 14%, Petit Verdot : 3%, Malbec : 2%,

Winery

Craggy Range 酒莊由 Terry 與 Mary Peabody 夫婦主理，重視園區個性與風土表現。Te Kahu 來自 Gimblett Gravels 礫石園，薄層礫石與良好排水加上海洋影響，讓果實風味集中且礦感明顯。

Craggy Range Winery — a family-owned estate led by Terry and Mary Peabody, focused on site-driven wines from notable Hawke's Bay vineyards. Te Kahu comes from parcels in the Gimblett Gravels and reflects the vineyard's free-draining soils and maritime-influenced climate.