Estate Label Merlot 2017

Name: Estate Label Merlot 2017
Brand: Taylors Wines
SKU: 6865
Price: 22.00 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock

Ripe berry, rich fruitcake flavours and soft, velvety tannins. French and American oak impart dark chocolate, coffee bean and vanilla characters.

$22.00

Tasting Notes

Nose: At release, the wine displays lifted aromas of raspberry, cherry and violets with enticing vanilla bean, spice and cinnamon from quality oak maturation.

Palate:At release, the wine showcases layers of ripe, dark fruit alongside rich fruit cake characters. The texture is exactly as you would expect with a velvety softness. Oak maturation has delivered flavours of vanilla, mocha and subtle spice and the finish has a pleasing degree of elegance.

Colour: At release, the wine is a dark red with an intense purple hue.

Details

Grape Variety: Merlot

Dry/Sweet: Dry

Vintage: 2017

Range: Estate Label

Blend or Single: Single Variety

Region: Clare Valley

Wine Body: Medium

Oak Maturation: The wine was matured in a mixture of French & American oak barrels for a period of 6 months before being blended & bottled.

Vintage Condition:

Cellaring Notes: Crafted for immediate enjoyment but will cellar over a medium term under ideal conditions.

Alcohol Volume: 14.0

Residual Sugar: 0.4

Standard Drinks:

pH: 3.4

Trophies Awarded: 1

Profile:

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Sweet

Light

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Bold

No oak

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Oak

Smooth

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Tannic

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Nose

At release, the wine displays lifted aromas of raspberry, cherry and violets with enticing vanilla bean, spice and cinnamon from quality oak maturation.

Palate

At release, the wine showcases layers of ripe, dark fruit alongside rich fruit cake characters. The texture is exactly as you would expect with a velvety softness. Oak maturation has delivered flavours of vanilla, mocha and subtle spice and the finish has a pleasing degree of elegance.

Colour

At release, the wine is a dark red with an intense purple hue.