Grant Burge GB43 Merlot [750ML]

Description

Grant Burge GB43 Merlot is an Australian red, and this listing is the 750ML bottle. It belongs to the GB wines, described in retailer listings as South Australian, fruit driven and balanced.

At a Glance

• Range: GB wines
• Producer: Grant Burge, with Burge family roots in the Barossa Valley from the 1800s, as the brand’s About page tells it
• Grape: Merlot
• Style: red wine
• Country: Australia, South Australia according to the GB range note
• Volume: 750ML
• Drinking: meant for drinking without years of cellaring

Tasting Notes

Nose: Dark berry and vanilla on a rich, intense bouquet, per Australian retailer listings.

Palate: Driven by fruit, with dark berries and rich plum.

A bottle our team rates for relaxed dinners, thanks to that dark berry and rich plum.

How It Differs

Grant Burge GB88 is the Cabernet we stock alongside it. Retailer notes describe GB88 with blackcurrant, vanilla and fine tannins, where GB43 sticks to dark berries and rich plum.

How to Serve

Open it with dinner. The range note says it is meant for drinking without years of cellaring, so there is no need to hold a bottle back.

Ideal for: relaxed dinners, passing round the table, and a gift for someone who likes soft, fruit-led reds.

Pairs with: for its dark berry and plum we suggest Chinese-Malaysian roast duck and char siu, Indian-Malaysian butter chicken, or Malay chicken satay.

Courvoisier X.O. cognac is our after-dinner option, and the Grant Burge brand page lists more from the producer.

Questions

What does the 43 in GB43 mean?
The GB range note, as quoted in retailer listings, says that adding 4 and 3 gives 7, Helen Burge’s lucky number.

What does this Merlot taste like?
Retailer listings describe a rich nose of dark berry and vanilla, and a palate led by fruit, with dark berries and rich plum.

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