Colio CEV Merlot Reserve 2005 Review
CEV Signature Series-Limited Edition Wines
Winemaker’s Notes:
A cool spring with relatively normal rainfall was followed by a hot, dry summer with an extended warm, dry autumn creating excellent ripening conditions for the Bordeaux varietals that demanded just that. Chocolate, blueberry and dark toast highlight the nose while the taste expresses choclolate, white pepper, and ripe blueberries with a longstanding fruit finish.
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Colour: Dark garnet
Harvest Date(s): September 27, October 1, 3, 2005
Bouquet: Chocolate, blueberry and dark toast highlight the nose
Taste: Chocolate, white pepper and ripe blueberries with a longstanding fruit finish
Serve at: 18º – 20º C
Blend: 100% Merlot
Brix at Harvest: 21.6
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks, 10 to 14 days on skins
Aging: 20 months in oak barrels
Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Alcohol Content: 12.7%
Production: 1100 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Food Match: Veal, Lamb, Cheeses-strong, Beef-roasted, Beef-grilled
Awards:
2009 Great Lakes Wine Competition: Double Gold Medal
2009 Ontario Wine Awards: Silver Medal
2008 Ontario wine Awards: Bronze
VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Price: 750 mL – $20.75
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This is one complex wine that is deserving of all of the awards it has won.
Complex primary and seconday nose and taste: Leather, raisins, plums, black cherry, toasted oak with just the right amount of tannin. The alcohol is there but it is not hot, it takes a back seat to the primary notes.
This is a big bordeaux style wine, big and chewy and oh so good!
Pair with a nice roats beef meal to fully enjoy.
Available at the winery and at selected LCBO Vintage locations. BUY this one, it is the good stuff!!