Red
Whalebone Vineyard Merlot
Wrattonbully · Australia
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Merlot
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Wrattonbully
- Appellation
- Wrattonbully
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roasted red meats · lamb · aged cheeses · creamy risottos
Rated vintages
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200689 pts
This firmly built Merlot shows almost Cabernet-like reserve in its tobacco, cherry and cassis shadings that finish woody, warm and firm. At the moment, the copious oak sits atop the fruit, suggesting at least another 2–3 of cellaring prior to full enjoyment.
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200490 pts
This French-Australian collaboration has turned out a soft, easy-to-drink Merlot with notable complexity. Cassis and black cherry fruit is backed by shadings of cedar and vanilla and eased along by a creamy texture and supple tannins. Without any track record, it's probably prud…