Peller Estates Private Reserve Merlot 2007

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
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Natalie's Score: 88/100 Community Score: 4.4/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 1039546 Wine Type: Red Wine	Price: $19.95 Alcohol: 13.3% Drink: 2009-2012 Sweetness: Dry Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: Peller Estates Agent: Andrew Peller Limited

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Tasting note:

Juicy, round and plummy plush with a lovely river of black cherry running through the core. Terrific balance with a pleasing blackberry-infused finish. Food matches: grilled red meats; mushroom based dishes; rich vegetable stews; 1 year old cheddar; duck breast; pheasant; quail; venison burgers; Portobello burgers..

Reviewed December 1, 2009 by Natalie MacLean

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WINE MAKING
? Harvested from selected vineyard sites within the Niagara Peninsula.
? Fermented on skins for 14 days to develop colour, flavour and structure (tannin).
? Aged for 12 months using 100% American oak barrels with full malolactic fermentation.

FLAVOUR PROFILE
? Garnet colour with an intriguing bouquet of sweet oak and cedar, plum, black pepper, cherry, cocoa and humidor.
? A medium-bodied wine that has drying tannins and good structure.
? Rich flavours of black plums, black cherry and smoke fill the mouth.
? Juicy black fruits, spice and cedar linger on the finish.

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