High alcohol and lots of new oak bring a full-bodied sweetness to this Merlot. Fortunately, the fruit is concentrated enough in cherries and blackberries to stand up to all that. The wine is tannic and dry and complex. Lovely to drink now, it should develop for a few years, but it's likely not a longterm ager.
High alcohol and lots of new oak bring a full-bodied sweetness to this Merlot. Fortunately, the fruit is concentrated enough in cherries and blackberries to stand up to all that. The wine is tannic and dry and complex. Lovely to drink now, it should develop for a few years, but it's likely not a longterm ager.
High alcohol and lots of new oak bring a full-bodied sweetness to this Merlot. Fortunately, the fruit is concentrated enough in cherries and blackberries to stand up to all that. The wine is tannic and dry and complex. Lovely to drink now, it should develop for a few years, but it's likely not a longterm ager.
High alcohol and lots of new oak bring a full-bodied sweetness to this Merlot. Fortunately, the fruit is concentrated enough in cherries and blackberries to stand up to all that. The wine is tannic and dry and complex. Lovely to drink now, it should develop for a few years, but it's likely not a longterm ager.