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Mt Difficulty Merlot 2003

Tasted:	28 Jul 2007 (age 4 years)
Name:	Roaring Meg Merlot (286)
Variety:	Merlot (9)
Year:	2003
Producer:	Mt Difficulty
Region:	Central Otago
Rating:	ok
Web Site:	Not available

The colour was quite deep mid red, with moderate legs. The bouquet showed sharp spicy jammy fruit. The taste was smooth with quite strong plum fruit, with a light vanilla oak finish. This was a smooth fruity style with some oak balance, it was probably slightly old.

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.