Summerfield 2006 Merlot VicFeb08

Tasting Note

Sydney Time

Summerfield 2006 Merlot VicFeb08 will sell for $23 at cellar door when it is released on March 29 and is sealed under screwcap. The bouquet shows lovely, perfumed soap like characters with chocolate, musk, plum, and abundant dusty, coffee, cedary oak. A well-structured, solid and credible wine that is backed by fine powdery tannins, it is medium-weight and tight. This is real wine and not NutraSweet lolly water. It is approachable now and has a harmonious balance and construction, but it should soften further and open up in time. The palate profile is off-sweet and spicy with plum, spice, aniseed, coffee and hints of oregano. Rated as Recommended with *** for value, drink over the next seven years. It's short on the back palate but amongst a lot of positive attributes that’s hardly an issue.