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Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Oldfield Reserve Merlot 2018

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Oldfield Reserve Merlot 2018
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Oldfield Reserve Merlot 2018

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada



Community Score: 4.5/5
Community Reviews: 7
 
Price: $29.99
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 14.8%
 

Drink: 2022-2028

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Tinhorn Creek Vineyards

L.J. Palmer WSET 3 rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Deep purple coloured red wine with pronounced aroma of ripe black fruits; black plum, black raspberry, and black cherry along with blueberry, cocoa, a hint of cinnamon, thyme, and vanilla. This mainly Merlot blend, with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, is dry with medium tannin and medium plus acidity and body with high alcohol. A well balanced wine with fresh fruit flavours tasting a bit more sour on the palate; a lovely wine to sip and savour or serve with the following board: Seed to Sausage Chorizo on olive oil and sea salt baguette crisps; the heat of the chorizo softens and it is absolutely heavenly with the wine. Blueberries bring out the blueberry flavour of the wine, and smoked gouda on rosemary apricot crackers is divine with it ; Edam and Gouda with either of the crackers mentioned are wonderfully creamy with the wine.
 

  


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