2002 Thompson Estate Cabernet Merlot

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  11/24/2010 - Ian S wrote:

  Still a somewhat deep purple colour, with just a faint hint of browning at the rim.
  
  Attractive nose, with some plum/blackcurrant fruit, pencil shavings and faint green pepper.
  
  On the palate it's a little bigger than medium bodied, but far from being a bruiser. Acidity is assertive enough to bring freshness to what is otherwise quite a rounded wine (with a faintly liquer-like quality), with faint residual tannins going almost unnoticed. The fruit is still fairly youthful, but it does feel as if the profile is starting to shift a little towards tertiary flavours and there's also a touch of mocha in the mix.
  
  Overall very pleasant indeed and whilst perhaps not very striking/original, it is a very approachable wine that is in a good place to drink now. A screaming bargain when picked up at under £6 and to pay up to double that should still offer value.

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  7/23/2009 - Ian S wrote:

  Still quite a rich purple colour, showing no age at the rim
  
  On the nose it's more in the blackberry spectrum, with a touch of merlot plumminess and a floral (violet) aspect.
  
  Nice tangy acidity on the palate, supporting a decent depth of fruit, with a pleasant greenish streak (in the background). No tannin to speak of.
  
  Certainly fine to drink now, but not showing any signs of falling over. Might do up to another 5 years, but 'to 2012' probably a safer bet.

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  1/13/2009 - Ian S wrote:

  Still youthful purple colour of medium weight with little or no evidence of age at the rim
  
  Relatively leafy blackcurrant bouquet, the blackcurrant being slightly liquer-like
  
  Very juicy acidity on the palate is just a little out of balance, but would lend itself to food. A hint of parma violets on the finish which has decent length but relatively low intensity. Good, but not great, though I'd be comfortable giving this a little more cellar time to see if the acidity would soften & the wine release more aged notes.
  
  10 / 5.6

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