Bartier Bros. Merlot Cerqueira Vineyard 2012
Merlot
British Columbia, Canada
$23.00
Critic Reviews (6)
An exceptional merlot - bright, flavourful, tangy and complex. Dynamic acids uplift the delicious plummy and black...
Re-tasted now a few times and we still love the purity of Okanagan fruit in this 87/13 mix of merlot and cabernet...
A crisp nose of sweet plum, straw and beef bones. Nice acidity on the attack with supple round tannins. Nice fruit...
Aggregate final score from judges at the 2014 National Wine Awards of Canada. June 2014
A crisp and punchy, lifted and fresh merlot with minimal wood flavour - a rarity with this variety in the Okanagan...
Dark plum that has quite a lot of weight to it. Tannins are very soft, adding to the plushness of the mid-palate....
Community Reviews (1)
Dominated by fresh dark fruit (plums, dark cherry, cassis), with some lovely violet, sage, mint, and baking spices. Just a touch of bell pepper and black peppercorn add to these on the palate, but the fruit remains to the fore. Medium full bodied, with vibrant acidity and pleasantly grippy tannins to match. Good length. Excellent balance and restraint.
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