Starts out with ripe red fruit and a bit of dust on the nose. Becomes more like red candy after breathing. Red fruit fruit on the palate with spice notes on the mid-palate. Fruit and spice continuing on the finish. Finish seems short at first but gets longer after a day or two. Medium body, tannins and acid. Drank over 4 or 5 days with bottle being open for the first 24 hours and it help up quite nicely.
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Until this bottle I was really anti-merlot. Not that it was ever particularly bad, I just felt as though it was a wine that didn't have it's own identity. This bottle was an eye-opener for me- thinking it was the oak that has been clouding my judgement all these years. Garnet colour with a big nose but the taste is all jammy and green apple with some slate for good measure. It is complex but easy sipping and fruity but still finishes with interest. Somewhat tannic and smoky on the finish, but in the way I would expect from a lighter red. Maybe an unoaked Italian table wine. May even have convinced myself to attempt an unoaked Chardonnay.......maybe not.
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1/8/2014 - matthewjhale Likes this wine: 87 Points
Starts out with ripe red fruit and a bit of dust on the nose. Becomes more like red candy after breathing. Red fruit fruit on the palate with spice notes on the mid-palate. Fruit and spice continuing on the finish. Finish seems short at first but gets longer after a day or two. Medium body, tannins and acid. Drank over 4 or 5 days with bottle being open for the first 24 hours and it help up quite nicely.
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2/16/2013 - RichardZula Does not like this wine:
Pretty terrible
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1/18/2013 - catmccon Likes this wine: 88 Points
Until this bottle I was really anti-merlot. Not that it was ever particularly bad, I just felt as though it was a wine that didn't have it's own identity. This bottle was an eye-opener for me- thinking it was the oak that has been clouding my judgement all these years. Garnet colour with a big nose but the taste is all jammy and green apple with some slate for good measure. It is complex but easy sipping and fruity but still finishes with interest. Somewhat tannic and smoky on the finish, but in the way I would expect from a lighter red. Maybe an unoaked Italian table wine. May even have convinced myself to attempt an unoaked Chardonnay.......maybe not.
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6/11/2012 - Kathyroy wrote: 71 Points
Thin, flat finish
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