Red
Tinhorn Creek Oldfield Series Merlot (Okanagan Valley)
Okanagan Valley · Canada
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Merlot
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Okanagan Valley
- Appellation
- Okanagan Valley
- Alcohol
- 14.9%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne vermelha grelhada · cordeiro · pratos de caça · queijos curados
Rated vintages
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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201393 pts
Precise and polished, this wine offers up a mix of fig, plum, black cherry, chocolate and caramel. A streak of graphite underscores the polished tannins. Good already, this can be cellared and enjoyed through 2028 and perhaps beyond.
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201285 pts
Though it's designated as reserve-level, and lists rather high alcohol, this seems thin, stemmy and green. The fruit is nearly invisible. The addition of 14% Cabernet Franc has not had any noticeable impact. Drink up.
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201190 pts
A reserve-level Merlot, this is blended with 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Syrah, then barrel-aged for 18 months in new, one- and two-year-old French oak barrels. Oaky, smoky, charred and tannic, it's a bit of a bruiser. But dig down and you'll find cassis, black cherry, coffee, cola…
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2010