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McGuigan Merlot 2018

Name:	McGuigan Reserve Merlot (750)
Variety:	Merlot (9)
Producer:	McGuigan
Region:	South Australia
I tasted the 2018 vintage of this wine on 20 Aug 2021 when it was 3 years old and gave it a rating of ok+.
The colour was medium bright ruby red. The bouquet had jammy berry and light vanilla. There was full berry and plum fruit, and a soft vanilla oak finish. This wine had light-medium body, and was quite fruity, with light wood balance.
I tasted the 2021 vintage of this wine on 29 May 2024 when it was 3 years old and gave it a rating of ok.
The colour was medium ruby red, with a lighter edge. The bouquet had quite sharp jammy plum and berry. There was plum and berry fruit, and a medium dry tannic finish. This wine had medium body, full fruit and moderate tannins.
I tasted the 2020 vintage of this wine on 27 Jul 2022 when it was 2 years old and gave it a rating of ok.
The colour was deep ruby red. The bouquet had cherry and plum fruit. with light tannins. The flavour showed full berry fruit, light spice, and medium dry vanilla tannins. This was a quite smooth, fruity style, moderate wood balance.
I tasted the 2020 vintage of this wine on 07 Jul 2023 when it was 3 years old and gave it a rating of ok+.
The colour was medium ruby red. There was a berry fruit, and light vanilla bouquet. The flavour had medium ripe plum and berry fruit, and a light dry tannic finish. This wine was quite soft and fruity, with light wood.
Tastings:	4
Vintages:	2018 - 2021
Web Site:	Not available
Average (3.3):

Note 1: I am not really a wine expert (just an enthusiastic amateur), so please don't take my recommendations as anything more than a rough guide to these wines. I can take no responsibility if you buy a lot of this particular wine, on my recommendation, and then regret it!

Note 2: You may not fully agree with my evaluation of these wines, as a lot of this is quite subjective. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on complexity and intense characteristic and varietal flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.