2013 Quarter Acre Merlot-Malbec Hawke's Bay

Master of Wine Bob Campbell (New Zealand's preeminent wine writer) just included Rod McDonald in his "Top Ten Rising Star" winemakers. Saying things like: "This is a dynamic producer making very good wines that I believe are destined for greatness." What to know about the Winery: "Quarter Acre is a collection of single vineyard wines that represent the ground and place they came from while at the same time tell a story about making wine in Hawke's Bay. Since 2006, we‰۪ve been searching out Hawke‰۪s Bay‰۪s best vineyards and using a light touch to make wines that truly represent the ground and place they come from. We want to make wines with great individual character; wines that we love to drink. Like the vines we work with, Quarter Acre is an idea firmly planted in New Zealand."