LiQuery - Huff Estates Merlot

Item:	134239
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	VINTAGES VQA
Release Date:	2016-03-31
Producer:	Huff Estates Inc.
Location:	Canada - Ontario
Price:	$20.30 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Whiskey, Bourbon American Whi
Alcohol:	12.8%
Varietal:	Merlot
Sugar Code:	XD (5.0 g/L)
Rating:	92
Total Inventory:	395 vs. 396 on 2018-10-16
Glass Style:	Cabernet Sauvignon

Description
A Merlot that will show great promise with two to four years from vintage. Filled with black cherry, plum, spice and oak vanilla. Dry and fresh, ably balanced by crisp acids, ripe fruit and moderating tannins. If you must enjoy it tonight, we suggest rare roast beef or leg of lamb.

Tasting Notes
Red plum in colour. Aromas of sweet black cherries, rampaging Polish plums, wet hay and smoked turkey sausage. In fact this wine is meaty and is screaming uncontrollably for grilled sausages on an egg bun. Big aromas of dates and figs remind me of Israeli Golan Heights reds. Good tannins. Loads of cherry and yes dates and figs on the palate. Good acidity and well balanced. Brisk, raspy and muscular I should add. Big solid medium finish. Unlike no other Ontario Merlot I have tried. Keep it for a few years if you wish but I think this vino is in its prime. No oak in this one folks as it has been aged in stainless steel. It's the real thing. For originality and boldness this gets big marks. Score - 92. (Robert K. Stephen, CSW, windsorsquare.ca, Oct. 5, 2012)

Tasting Notes