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Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Merlot 2008 Wine Review

Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Merlot 2008

Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Merlot 2008

Okanagan Valley, BC VQA, Canada

Community Score:88/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $26.95

Drink: 2011-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Township 7 Vineyards & Winery

Agent: Renaissance Wine Merchants

Natalie's Score: 89/100

Grapes were sourced from the Oliver, Okanagan Falls & Naramata vineyards. Juicy and loaded with fleshy blackberries, smooth and full-bodied. Toasty oak on the finish.

Merlot food pairings: robust meat dishes or intense dark chocolate.

This Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Merlot 2008 was reviewed on January 3, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 726596
  • $22.06 
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  • AGLC
  • 726596

Reviews and Ratings

Valerie Stride - WSET ADV rated this wine as 87/100 with the following review:

What's not to love about BC Merlot? This is a fine example of how Merlot as a varietal can thrive in Canadian climate, and show itself well in wine. Dry and expressive, this Merlot is chalked full of cherry, plum, chocolate, and dark berry goodness with toasty oak to boot. Hints of coffee guide the medium length finish. A real treat if you can get your hands on a bottle! Enjoy it for me if you do!
Merlot from five different vineyards is truly a winemaker’s luxury. After lengthy blending sessions we then extended our traditional 22 month barrel aging program to 26 months to allow more maturation before bottling; thereby crafting an excellent reflection of the vintage. Rich plum, chocolate shavings and spiced berry in the nose. Dried cherry, cola and leather in the palate. Superb finish with hints of exotic spice. Great early structure.

Winemaker Bradley Cooper tasting note video can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/user/Township7Winery#p/u/5/Z8v1oZ0qofU

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