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Douglas Russell

Douglas Russell

Reserve

Smoke & Gamble Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2010

V.Q.A., Ontario, Canada
4212 days ago

Douglas scored this wine: 95/100

A great fruit forward wine. This Bordeaux style wine shows lucious red fruit with a hint of green pepper due to the Cab Franc. The Merlot rounds the finish to make this a very approachable and well priced wine.

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