2016 Kestrel Merlot Falcon Series

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 91 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Odedis.Wine.reviews's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/21/2023 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark inky in color with a reddish rim.
  
  Showing a beautiful nose of black fruits, cedar, vanilla, licorice, spices and chocolates.
  
  Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity.
  
  Dry and very fruity on the palate with nice complexity.
  
  Showing black cherries, currants, cooked plums, cedar, tobacco leaf, light earth, herbs and peppercorn.
  
  Medium length on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.
  
  This 7 year old spicy Merlot from Yakima Valley, is very tasty now. Juicy, and drinks much younger than it actually is.
  
  Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime.
  
  Will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.
  
  I paired with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
  
  14.5% alcohol by volume.
  
  91 points.
  
  $25.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.