Deterts Reserve Merlot - 2017 (750ml) Laclavere cellar complex bouquet evokes orange peel

complex bouquet evokes orange peel

The 1990 Château L'Evangile has not been as consistent as its 1989 counterpart (see Robert Parker's previous tasting note)

there is a freshness

but tasting through the 2012s

especially in the exceptional 2010 vintage

Deterts Reserve Merlot - 2017 (750ml) Laclavere cellar complex bouquet evokes orange peelThe 2017 Reserve Merlot was aged for 18 months in 50% new French oak and comes in at 13. 3% alcohol. This was sourced from Williams Gap Vineyard in western Loudoun County, about two miles west of the Middleburg AVA. The vines are at an elevation near 600 feet in altitude. Bright and elegant, this is a refined Merlot that shows some oak tinge, but it mostly handles that extremely well. The tannins are ripe, so you can drink this right now. Its mid