
86POINTS
15½/20







Salt Spring Vineyards Merlot Bin 653 2002
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaHot (alcoholic) nose with sweet smoky, vanilla, oak and spicy, barnyard/tobacco aromas. Dry, round and a bit hot but quite smooth with a touch more acidity. Spicy, sour cherry, smoky vanilla, resiny leather flavours with a touch of cigar on the finish.Tasted: 01 March 2004Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $25.90 | 750ml | Winery |