Tinhorn Creek Oldfield's Collection Merlot 2004

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Brent Gushowaty rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Eye:
Medium depth, garnet with a bit of brick on the edge

Nose:
Prunes, stewed plums, cedar, pepper pine, mushroom. Later, chestnut, wood barrel, licorice

Palate:
Cherries, earthy, prune, fresh plum. Medium bodied. Fruit is fairly concentrated, savoury, complex, lingering. Still a little tannic grip, more old world style, acidity medium. Tannin has slightly outlived the fruit. Not likely to develop further.

Value Rating:
89

Other Information:
The blend for this vintage was 88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Syrah. This wine was tasted as part of a three vintage vertical of the same wine along with the 2003 & 2002 versions. Tinhorn Creek experimented with releasing both screwcap and cork versions of their wines in this period. All three vintages tasted in this vertical were the screwcap versions.

Tasted
December 26, 2014

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Tinhorn Creek Oldfield's Collection Merlot 2004, Okanagan Valley, Canada Natalie has not yet reviewed this wine. It's listed here for your convenience so that you can find it easily in your local liquor store. Drink: 2015-2017. 14% D. March 1, 2012 Full Review

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