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Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery Ravine Estate Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2007 Wine Review

Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery Ravine Estate Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2007

Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery Ravine Estate Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2007

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $55.00

Drink: Now

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 12.2%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery

Agent: Ravine Vineyard

Natalie's Score: 90/100

A deep rich red from a fabulous vintage! Notes of black plum, blackberry and kirsch. Supple layers of flavour. Wonderful!

This Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery Ravine Estate Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2007 was reviewed on November 2, 2009 by Natalie MacLean

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Val reviewed this wine as follows:

A wonderful wine, one you'll think about for weeks after tasting. Fabulous paired with a salad of greens, goat cheese and walnuts yet equally good with grilled steak or even a decadent chocolate cake. Memorable.
If a wine can be considered huge and refined at the same time, this is it. It has huge concentrations of dense black fruits, spice, dark chocolates and mocha. Its refinement lies in the ripeness of its fruit, the restrained use of oak, its fine-grained tannins, its velvety texture and the moderate alcohol that frames it. Drinking well now but age worthy — 2022+.

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