Venge Vineyards
Oakville Estate Vineyard Merlot


This is a merlot! Drinks beautifully so flavorful with a wonderful smokey mid palate flavor and a finish that's long lasting, a little pepper on nose but not spicy!
This is a merlot! Drinks beautifully so flavorful with a wonderful smokey mid palate flavor and a finish that's long lasting, a little pepper on nose but not spicy!
1 person found it helpfulMar 5th, 2016
Had one more of these 13s left so I thought I would drink it. Tight on opening like the last one.
Had one more of these 13s left so I thought I would drink it. Tight on opening like the last one.
Aug 24th, 2017
Big tannin structure/oak component with the fruit kind of playing second fiddle. Actually gave it a higher score last Christmas (maybe more fruit?). Def a cab style merlot. Already developing secondary characteristics. Herbal notes. Somewhere between the 89 spectator score and 96 wine enthusiast score.
Next day: actually improved. Fruit showing more.
Big tannin structure/oak component with the fruit kind of playing second fiddle. Actually gave it a higher score last Christmas (maybe more fruit?). Def a cab style merlot. Already developing secondary characteristics. Herbal notes. Somewhere between the 89 spectator score and 96 wine enthusiast score.
Next day: actually improved. Fruit showing more.

Very nice drinking wine. Smoothed out while in glass
Very nice drinking wine. Smoothed out while in glass
Aug 10th, 2016