Vineyard: Dalton
Wine: Merlot, 1999
Type: Dry Red

This Merlot has been aged in oak casks for 14 months. It is light and mellow with a very soft aroma and very light, tender, taste.

The merlots that we drink are never 100% merlot. If they were, there would be too much of a risk that the taste would either be too bland or too sharp -depending on the quality of the harvest. Merlot and cabernet sauvignon grapes respond well as a blend. The secret to a great merlot is finding the proper proportions and blend. This Dalton Merlot '99 is a 90% / 10% blend.

I think that it is too soft and too flat. It would be much better to have an 80% / 20%.

This wine is very disappointing. To be honest, it tastes like a merlot - an average, simple merlot.

Rated: 6