Region: South Australia
Country: Australia
Year: 2006
Price: $15
Food?: Not paired with food.
Winery Review:
This full bodied red wine shows rich, sweet fruit flavors of cherry and blackberry with subtle vanillin oak characters. A well balanced wine with soft, firm tannins, and a smooth finish.
My Review:
This thick, almost black, merlot has distinct notes of dark cherry and almost clove type spices on the nose. With bursting fig flavors on the mid-palate, this red literally tasted like I was eating wine infused with fig-nutons. A punch in the face for novice and advanced wine drinkers alike, this red will certainly not disappoint on some earth-shattering flavor. What I like most about this red, is the clarity of the flavors and the unambiguity that comes with being able to taste all of the different components in the wine. The initial fig flavors were counteracted by some rather spicy clove/licorice notes towards the end-palate which, while interesting, I found to make this red a little off balanced. Boy does this Merlot pack a punch. While I am not a huge Merlot fan, it's hard not to find something to like about a wine that is so strong and clear about its flavors.
This thick, almost black, merlot has distinct notes of dark cherry and almost clove type spices on the nose. With bursting fig flavors on the mid-palate, this red literally tasted like I was eating wine infused with fig-nutons. A punch in the face for novice and advanced wine drinkers alike, this red will certainly not disappoint on some earth-shattering flavor. What I like most about this red, is the clarity of the flavors and the unambiguity that comes with being able to taste all of the different components in the wine. The initial fig flavors were counteracted by some rather spicy clove/licorice notes towards the end-palate which, while interesting, I found to make this red a little off balanced. Boy does this Merlot pack a punch. While I am not a huge Merlot fan, it's hard not to find something to like about a wine that is so strong and clear about its flavors.
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