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Le Vieux Pin Apogée Merlot 2006
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaPeppery, tobacco, cedar, light barnyard, black cherry, coffee, vanilla, soupy, Oxo-cube aromas. Rich, round, full bodied style with very dry, somewhat hard tannins. Big coffee, vanilla, toasty oak, tobacco, cedar, plum, black cherry, herbal, smoky flavours. Good intensity but somewhat hot with very dry tannins. Needs 2-5 years to soften but not sure about the fruit.Tasted: 07 April 2009Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $65.00 | 750ml | direct order - Christopher Stewart |
Grape: Merlot