Nose: Soft aromas of red berries and savoury spice.
Palate: Long, fruit -driven flavours of striking dark berry flavours that linger on the palate and are supported by fine oak tannins to add structure. Sampled this early in the morning and then revisited some hours later when it was absolutely singing. Merlot, so maligned, yet here it's such a varietal expression - as befits the cool of Pemberton - all tobacco, green olive and peppercorn. Soft, inviting, a medium bodied example, tannin fine and expressive. It carries an air of freshness, an acidic line on a tail of expressiveness. A joyous wine. 91. Drink to 2027
4.5 stars - John Lewis (Newcastle Herald)WITH 13% alcohol, this good-value Silkwood Estate 2017 The Bowers Merlot is so-named because the vines are surrounded bytowering karri trees. The wine is cherry red and has bouquet garni scents and ripe mulberry front-palate flavour. The middle palate shows blueberry, black olive, mint and cedary oak and the finish dusty tannins. PRICE: $20. DRINK WITH: chicken kebabs. AGEING: four years.
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