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Pioneers Rest Merlot

Name:Pioneers Rest Merlot (307)
Variety:Merlot (9)
Producer:Pioneers Rest
Region:South Australia

I tasted the 2014 vintage of this wine on 19 Jan 2016 when it was 2 years old and gave it a rating of ok+.
The colour was medium deep ruby red. The bouquet had quite sweet fruity cherry and vanilla. The flavour had full plum fruit, and a light firm tannic finish. This was a fruity style with soft vanilla tannin balance.
I tasted the 2014 vintage of this wine on 25 Dec 2015 when it was 1 year old and gave it a rating of ok+.
The colour was medium ruby red. There was a strong spicy berry fruit bouquet. The taste showed full plum and berry fruit, with soft dry vanilla tannins. This was a quite soft fruity style.

Tastings:2
Vintages:2014
Web Site:Not available
Average (3.5):Rating

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.



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