2013 Culmina Family Estate Winery Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  9/6/2023 - vertex663 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Upon opening, found dark berry / fruit on the nose with some subtle secondary notes of leather / tobacco. Medium tannins that softened with nicely balanced acidity. Finish was medium+. Nice bottle of wine!

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  1/29/2021 - Dr.Cork Likes this wine: 89 Points

  First bottle of the 2013 merlot that we open. Upon decanting, the impressive fruity nose what a surprise. It looked and smelled like a much younger wine. The tannins were also quite tight. After 30 min, the wine opened up further and gained in complexity. Tons of dark ripe fruit, pepper and balsamic notes. The ripe tannins and a sharp acidity makes this impressively balance and fun to drink.

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  1/3/2020 - JAP55 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Medium ruby with medium intensity nose.
  High acidity even after a two hour decant. Medium tannin and high alcohol somewhat overpower the modest fruit which tends toward the black side unusually. The result is full body with a medium to lengthy finish. Overall a very good effort.

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  5/21/2019 - JAP55 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Mid bodied with grippy tannins and bright acidity. Needed three hours decant to open up and could use three or move years in the cellar

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  1/5/2019 - eric lemieux Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Toujours aussi savoureux.
  Très beau Merlot d’une de mes maisons favorites de l’Okanagan.
  Excellent Q/P****$$$

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