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Anthony Gismondi on Wine
Hillside Merlot Taylor Vineyardtext
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15½/20

Hillside Merlot Taylor Vineyard 2009

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaMeaty, barnyard, saddle leather, sour cherry, cedar, stewed prune aromas. Dry, full, concentrated palate with youthful tannins. Leather, beef, barnyard, tobacco, gamey, savoury, orange, cherry, espresso oak flavours. Very young and oaky with lots of tannins and fruit but a bit unclean. Let it age another year or two.Tasted: 03 November 2011Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:
BC$26.00750mlwinery direct
Producer: Hillside WineryDistributors: Lone Tree Cellars
Grape: MerlotCSPC: 166173UPC: 00626990115526