2016 Painted Rock Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  3/26/2023 - rexmerlot wrote: 90 Points

  Clear dark ruby red in colour. Notes of black cherry and licorice. Med body, med acidity, med tannins and med finish. Drank it side by side with a Leonetti Merlot from 2016 and it more than held its own. Very different wines, but given the price differential, PR held its own.

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  1/16/2022 - Dover drunk wrote: 91 Points

  More of a fruity nose than my preferred dirt smell
  Good body of black cherry and a
  dark color
  The finish doesn’t last as long as some but solid

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  11/14/2021 - Screpper Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Good full bodied red. Drink it slow and enjoy.

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  9/16/2021 - JohnSh wrote: 90 Points

  This is a cab lovers merlot: a big, rich, ripe style. There's mainly black fruits and black plums on the nose, with some herbal notes, tar and coffee as well. Similar flavours on the rich, tannic palate: it's more on the black (and blue) fruit than red fruit spectrum. Not shy at a stated 15.1%, but there is no heat or alcohol showing on the palate. Better on the cool side now and with some decanter time; some additional aging might help tame the wine a bit. Impressive in its style, somewhat Washington State-like (B+/A-).

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  12/18/2020 - noblerot23 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  2016 Painted Rock Merlot (Okanagan)
  Huge blackberry and black cherry nose tethered by a feather of leather. These fruits are full on in the taste too with a few swirls of chocolate and coffee. Oak is still predominant on the finish however. Despite a long and leggy alcohol level of 15.1%, I wasn’t left feeling hot and bothered. A big bold red that should mellow gracefully after another 4 or 5 years of bottle incarceration (or perhaps even with a slightly reduced sentence for good behaviour). Very nice now but I’d definitely give this stronger style Merlot a “longer while” furlough to make it even more elegant, and relevant to food.

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