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Critic Reviews (5)
A very grippy, very intense merlot, earthy with a touch of farmyard on the nose. The palate offers impressive...
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An older merlot with acidity still impressive. Speaks to a cool climate origin and a varietal wine for which merlot...
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There is almost an Italian feel to this midweight to full bodied merlot with its lovely vibrant acidity and savoury...
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This is a well crafted, quite elegant if still youthful merlot with a generous complex nose raspberry, herbs,...
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Medal score at the 2025 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2025.
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Community Reviews (1)
An aged Merlot. Pie Franco or feet in white sand. from La Stella..."Ungrafted vines in their own feet, a rare expression of Merlot".
Dark garnet colour. Med+ intensity nose of black fruit, red fruit, dried fruit, prune and wood. Better. Estimated to be just past apogee. A black Merlot. Dark garnet colour. Pronounced nose of black cherry, black fruit, molasses, dried fruit, and oak. Dry, med-med+ acid, med(-) tannins, full body, 14.9% abv. Pronounced flavours add additional notes of black plum, cedar, graphite and tobacco. Long finish. Drink soon if you like fruit. tasted July 2025
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