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| GRAND RESERVE MERITAGE 2020 VQA Niagara Peninsula |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
JACKSON-TRIGGS |
| This hefty Bordeaux-blend (Meritage as it is called) consists of 45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Franc 14% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. It has a very deep intense purple colour and has an intense, slightly spicy, intense, ripe, plum-black-cherry purée nose with lots of toasty, cedary-vanilla notes. Dry, medium-full to full bodied, very bright, well structured, intense, youthful, grippy, ripe, plum-cherry-cassis flavours with some licorice-sandalwood notes on the lingering, very cedary finish. Aged for 18 months in French and American oak with full secondary malolactic fermentation, it has 13% alcohol, 1.7 g/L residual sugar and 6.2 g/L total acidity with lot number L220818 on the lower part of the glass bottle meaning that it was bottled on August 18, 2022. Will improve - ideally should be cellared for 2-3 years to evolve and mellow out. |
CSPC |
594002 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Art Can |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***(90.5 points)
Intense, Ripe, Cedary, Youthful |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: This intense, generous wine has a lifted floral character supported by a notable depth of red and blue fruit, vanilla, coffee, black pepper and smoke, with a coconut undertone. [The National Wine Awards of Canada did not include a tasting note.] Score - 90 (National Wine Awards of Canada, 2023) |
Price |
$ 32.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - December 16, 2023 |
| Cases bought |
56 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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