Thursday, November 7, 2019

River Stone Estate Merlot 2016, VQA Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦




πŸ‡ Merlot 100%

🧐 Alcohol 14.1%

🍁 My Score 90 Points

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Beautiful, vibrant nose with aromas of cherries, plums, black currants, leather, stony minerals and peppery notes. On the mouthfeel, dry with sour-edged flavours of berries, cherries and plums, fine grainy tannins and balance acidity. The finish is medium-long, slightly tangy with bitter chocolate with an underlying minerality lingering.

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Absolutely love this terroir driven Merlot, it’s definitely more old world style than new world. This wine needs food to really shine, like beef, lamb, pasta, pizza or cheese. It should blossom with an additional few years in your cellar. I purchased this one bottle at the winery last September and I definitely need to resupply, thankfully our store is the only one in Victoria that stock this Merlot. A fantastic value πŸ‘Œ Cheers my wine friends 🍷

Available @vintagespiritsvictoria

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