2017 Hubervini Merlot Montagna Magica

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

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  5/8/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Robe foncée. Nez complexe: du fruit, un peu de végétal, mais aussi sous-bois. En bouche la matière est très agréable, veloutée, le fruit ressort bien, c'est complexe et délicieux. Très bon!

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  6/14/2021 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  The flagship Merlot of the house. Macerated with the skins for 25 days, then aged for 18 months in oak barriques. 13,2% alcohol.
  
  Dark, slightly translucent blackish-red color with a pale cherry-red rim. Bold, somewhat pungent and slightly smoky nose with aromas of cigar smoke, some dried dark fruits, a little bit of charred game, light cranberry sauce notes and a hint of ripe red plums. The wine is dry, lively and enjoyably acid-driven on the palate with a firm medium body and quite focused flavors of juicy black cherries, some blackberries, a little bit of ripe red plums, light tart notes of tart lingonberries, smoky hints of charred game and cigar and a ferrous touch of blood. The structure relies mostly on the rather high acidity, not on the quite friendly tannins that slowly pile up on the gums. The finish is dry, quite long and gently grippy with flavors of tart lingonberries, some sour cherry bitterness, light cigar tones, a little bit of tart red plums and a hint of gamey meat.
  
  Although the wine feels quite good, it doesn't leave a lasting impression - it has a strangely smoky overall quality and despite the vibrant fruit, it lacks the intensity I'd expect from a flagship wine. I wonder if the wine is aged in so toasted barriques that they are behind the smoky nuances? The wine really doesn't have obvious oak notes, but the smoky and charry notes feel a bit out of place. All in all, this is a relatively good effort, but not really worth the 52 CHF (~48€).

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