Featherstone Red Tail Merlot 2019 Wine Review

Featherstone Red Tail Merlot 2019

Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:88/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $19.95

Drink: 2022-2026

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine

Winery: Featherstone

Agent: Featherstone Winery

Natalie's Score: 89/100

Featherstone Red Tail 2019 Merlot is an elegant 100% Merlot fragrant with dark cherry, berry fruit and spicy aromas; full-bodied and juicy with dark cherry, berry, pepper, smoky spices and dark chocolate flavours velvety on the palate. Featherstone's Red Tail Merlot pays homage to the winery's use of falconry to protect their juicy crop from the flocks of birds in the know.

Merlot food pairings: beef, cheese, poultry, pork tenderloin , quesadillas, game.

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This Featherstone Red Tail Merlot 2019 was reviewed on July 15, 2022 by Natalie MacLean

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Matt Steeves - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

Featherstone's Red Tail Merlot pays homage to the winery's use of eco-friendly falconry to protect their (sweet and delicious) crop from swarms of vineyard devouring birds. As a key feature of their sustainable practices, Featherstone Estate Winery happens to be the only Ontario winery to embrace this natural crop management technique as part of their overall vineyard management.

2019 Red Tail is 100% Merlot from Featherstone Vineyard in the Niagara Peninsula. It's an easy-going and very approachable red that showcases Featherstone's soft and fruity Merlot with tangy cherry, plum, pepper, and herbs persisting. Enjoy Red Tail in the near term with BBQ fare, Autumn harvest meals, or simply on its own. Tasted August 2021. 88 points. Matt Steeves - www.quercusvino.ca

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Featherstone Red Tail Merlot 2019 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 89/100

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