Price:

$10.00 per bottle delivered.

First Listed:

August 2007.

Status:

Available.

Our Comments...

Good wine (88 points from James Halliday). This wine has lots of alcohol but equal levels of fruit and tannin blend together wonderfully. Cabernet is the most obvious varietal influence showing on the nose in fact at 60% Merlot this wine is great Cabernet! Solid fruit and fine chewy tannins on the palate all with surprising softness and elegance. A great blend of classic Bordeaux varieties well matured in French oak.

Descriptors...

Primary & Secondary Fruit Characters.

Complex. Salt & pepper, minty herbal Cabernet raspberry and black currant. Chocolate and flinty earth.

Oak.

Shortbread, cedar and spice.

Palate.

Nice Cabernet attack with even weighty fruit throughout the palate. Overall very soft. Chewy fine grained tannins and a clean fresh finish leaves a long impression on the palate.

Food Matching...

Consume with rack of lamb (served with a red wine glaze made from this wine), Italian sausage risotto, fried chicken livers (with a mild garlic and chilli sauce) or even a pepperoni pizza.

Cellaring Potential...

Good cellaring up to 6 years of age and beyond.

Vintage:

2004.

Varietal Mix:

Merlot 60% / Cabernet Sauvignon 40%.

Geographical Indication (GI):

Southern Fleurieu.

Alcohol Content:

15% ALC/VOL. 8.8 Standard drinks per bottle.

Allergens:

Sulphites added.

Bottle:

750 ml Punted Claret (Antique Green).

Closure:

Screw Cap (Black).

Links...

• Wikipedia on Merlot.
• Wikipedia on Cabernet Sauvignon.
• Sideways on Merlot (strong language warning and please note, we actually like Merlot!).
• WineLibraryTV on Merlot - Why Such a Bad Rap?.
• Wikipedia on The Fleurieu Peninsula.
• South Australian Tourism on The Fleurieu Peninsula.
• Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation on The Southern Fleurieu Peninsula.
• Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation on Geographical Indications.