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St Clair Merlot 2001

Tasted:	13 Sep 2003 (age 2 years)
Name:	St Clair (148)
Variety:	Merlot (9)
Year:	2001
Producer:	St Clair
Region:	Marlborough
Rating:	ok+
Web Site:	Not available

The colour was a quite intense ruby red. The bouquet had fairly strong minty berry fruit. There was a dry woody start, blackberry fruit with light spiciness and some earthiness. This had medium body, and was smooth and well balanced.

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, on my recommendation, and then regret it!

Note 2 You may not 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 flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.