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Benziger Merlot Reservetext
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Benziger Merlot Reserve 1996

Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, United StatesSpicy, black olive, vanilla, cherry, peppery, tobacco aromas with some vanilla and coffee. Rich and round with good concentration and supple tannins. Lots of minty, cherry, spicy, peppery, jammy coffee flavours. Very elegant and long with some tannin in the finish.Tasted: 01 March 1999Tasted by: Stuart TobePrices:
BC$64.95750mlSpecialty
Producer: Benziger Family Winery (The Wine Group)Distributors: Bacchus Fréchette Wine & Spirits Merchants
Grape: Merlot