Colio Estates Girls’ Night Out Merlot 2007 Review
Sun 31, May. 09
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Winemaker’s Notes:
Sensuous and fruit-forward this VQA Merlot offers blackberry jam and spice features. It goes perfectly with grilled beef or veal pasta with tomato sauce or sharing laughs with friends around the kitchen table.
VQA Designation: Lake Erie North Shore
Fermentation: 10 days on the skins
Aging: Oak Barrels
Blend: 100% Merlot
Residual Sugar: 3 g/L
Alcohol Content: 12.7%
Sugar Code: 0
Production: 5100 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Colour: Garnet
Bouquet: Dark berry, plum, leather and toasty oak
Taste: Soft tart berry, plum and toasted oakiness
Food Matches: Beef, strong cheeses, tomato based pasta
Serve At: 10º – 12º C
Price: 750mL $12.75
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This wasn’t an easy wine to review. First taste it was ok, but not something I raved about. Just before trying this wine I had some old, strong white cheddar cheese and I believe that may be interfering with the taste.
So I gave it an day and tried this merlot again.
It’s not bad, its good. Lacks some of the body of other local merlots but the price point is so forgiving.
Some oak in the wine, and I wonder if more would have helped. Perhaps because this wine target buyers are females the oak was carefully limited.
Some plum, and leather taste up front followed by a blackberry fruit finish.
I didn’t care for this wine. Did you get a barnyard kind of taste? I did.