I’ve had some good Coonawarra merlots over the years, and so am willing to chance from time to time what is at first blush is an ostensibly unpromising combination. Â I’ve said this before, but merlot in Australia appears to be a grape variety that few have the desire or will to push to its best.
Lest expectations build, let me puncture them in this case. Â This particular release from Leconfield
is neat and tidy or tidy and neat if you are familiar with the literature I currently read, perfectly pleasant and yet unremarkable. Â Its aromatics remind of red berries, spear mint and chocolate. Â The palate is four square – that lovely English expression for solid but unremarkable – with dry tannins that are nonetheless ripe and expressions of red plums. Â Well made overall.
Rating: Acceptable to Good, Abv: 14%, Price: ~$20,Vendors: http://www.wine-searcher.com/, Website: http://www.leconfieldwines.com, Tasted: 2015