Januik Klipsun Vineyard Merlot (Red Mountain)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Merlot

País

United States

Região

Red Mountain · Columbia Valley

Denominação

Red Mountain

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201490 pts

  This leads with plum, vanilla, barrel spice and herb aromas. The palate is soft and velvety, keeping the vineyard's often burly tannins well in check and providing a lot of textural appeal. Cocoa notes linger on the finish, delivering a yum factor that is hard to ignore.

• 201388 pts

  Pleasing aromas of cocoa, dried herb and red fruit lead to a full-bodied palate with a tight core of grippy tannins. Vanilla and spice notes run throughout.

• 201288 pts

  All varietal from one of the state's most highly regarded vineyards, this wine offers aromas of dark raspberries, green herbs, vanilla and barrel spices. The fruit and barrel flavors show concentration and depth, with a light chalkiness to the tannins.

• 201193 pts

  Iron and steel, rock and earth are the first things you notice about this mineral-inflected, single-vineyard Merlot. It's an ode to tannin and terroir, a tough, tight and dense wine with primary fruit flavors of cranberry and cassis.

• 200591 pts

  A complete and expressive wine, with vibrant berry/cherry fruit, supple textures and a gentle hand with the oak. The tannins have been well managed and mediated; the wine is tannic but smooth with no roughness or excessively green flavors. It captures just a hint of pepper and h…