Muscedere Vineyards Meritage 2008 Review
Sun 12, Sep. 10
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Winemaker’s Notes:
This full bodied Meritage is a blend of 64% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Cabernet Franc. Each variety was aged over twelve months in French oak barrels before being blended.
This Meritage is full of flavours including: cherries, plums, and dark chocolate. An excellent pairing for steak, braised lamb shanks or roast beef.
Hand-harvested: between October 6th and October 22nd, 2008
Total production: 85 cases
VQA Lake Erie North shore
12.9% alc./vol.
unfiltered
Price: 750 mL $30
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Muscedere’s 2006 Meritage was one of my favourite red wines and I think the 2008 blend is even better. It has a lot of character and is quite complex. Fruit notes such as cherry and plum were to be expected. Add in some fresh herb notes, new leather, and hints of oak and you have in your hand one fine wine.
Another excellent red wine from Muscedere Vineyard’s. Like their recent Syrah release I recommend laying this one down for a year or two to let the tannins settle a little bit. They still have a good grip. If you are going to open a bottle now, a nice rare steak should be the perfect match.