Tesco Finest Hawkes Bay Merlot Cabernet
| Placing: | Trophy Finalist |
| Name of retailer: | Tesco |
| Name of submitter: | Kate Sarginson |
| Contender Product Name / Brand: | Tesco Finest Hawkes Bay Merlot Cabernet |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Vintage or NV: | Vintage |
| Overall Class of Championship entered: | Red wine over £5 |
| Category of Championship entered: | New Zealand |
| Retail price / bottle (May 2008): | £8.19 |
| Name of producer: | Villa Maria Estate |
| Geographical source - Country: | New Zealand |
| Geographical source - Region: | Hawkes Bay |
| Geographical source - Sub-region: | N/A |
| Residual sugar level (g/l) | 1.22 |
| Use of oak: | French & American oak for 12 months |
| Principal grape varieties: | Merlot and Cabernet |
| Number of bottles produced: | 0 |
| Retail price / bottle (February 2008): | £7.99 |
| Bottle size: | 75cl |
| Alcohol level: | 13.50% |
| Type of closure: | Screwcap |
| Organic/Biodynamic/Fairtrade: | No |
| Suitable for Vegetarians/Vegans?: | No |
| Total number of outlets: | 1200 |
| Nr. Outlets stocking contender prod.: | 574 |
| Name of Buyer: | Pierpaolo Petrassi |
| OLA 2008: # | 1173 |
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