Checkmate Silent Bishop Merlot 2013, Okanagan Valley
Critic Reviews (6)
Displays plenty of expensive wood right off the top, with light melted butter layered on dense, ripe, plush dark...
Silent Bishop is the second of Checkmate’s four regional expression merlots, a blend of three benches, Osoyoos West,...
Food Pairing:
Bacon wrapped filet mignon, or seared duck breast with blueberry sauce.
This is from vineyards on the western benches of Oliver and Osoyoos that catch morning sun at a cooler time of day...
There is a nice harmonious nose to this fruity merlot with a nose of ripe blackberry fruit with fragrant oak spice,...
A woody merlot with smoky, cedar notes framing the dense, savory and salty fruit. Grapes for this concentrated wine...