Medium ruby to in colour with a medium to medium+ intense nose.

A nice easy drinking wine.

Positive Notes: Good flavours featuring light oak, raspberry, plum, cherry, black tea and cocoa. Medium+ body with medium to Medium+ tannins, good acidity & an average length.

Negatives: None

Drink now on its own or over the next 2 years and pair it with prime rib.

Tasted: 13 June 13

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Score: 8.5+/10, Value: 9/10 Total: 18/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4

A complex nose of plum, blueberry, vanilla, herbal and light vegetal notes work well on the nose of this Italian Merlot. It's a plush, medium-plus bodied red that brings ripe blueberry flavours as well as a mocha note to go with firm plum and black tea notes.