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McGuigan Merlot 2020

Tasted:	27 Jul 2022 (age 2 years)
Name:	McGuigan Reserve Merlot (380)
Variety:	Merlot (9)
Year:	2020
Producer:	McGuigan
Region:	South Australia
Rating:	ok
Web Site:	Not available

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.

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.