CedarCreek Estate Winery CedarCreek Merlot 2008

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Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
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Natalie's Score: 90/100 Community Score: 4.5/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 408666 Wine Type: Red Wine Add to my...CellarFavouritesShopping ListWish ListWine Lists	Price: $19.90 Alcohol: 14.4% Drink: 2011-2014 Sweetness: Extra Dry Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: CedarCreek Estate Winery Agent: Free House Ontario Wine & Spirits
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Tasting note:

Juicy, meaty and savoury with gorgeous layers of tart blackberries and a touch of beetroot and black raspberry. Full-bodied and delicious. Food matches: grilled pork tenderloin.

Reviewed January 3, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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Opinions about wine differ greatly as the experience is subjective. You may find it helpful to compare this critical evaluation of the wine with mine as well as your own:

Over the past 20 years, we've experimented with oak. A lot. And what we discovered is full-bodied red wines need at least 18 months in it to age properly - a decision that sits well with our palates and less well with our accountant. Fortunately, we're not aging wine for our accountant's pleasure, but for yours. We smell Raspberry and a little beetroot. We taste Blackberry and chocolate.

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Serve this wine between 60-65 degrees Farenheit or 15-18 degrees Celsius.

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