2012 Allegiance Wines The Artisan Coonawarra Merlot

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Winery
Allegiance wines
Vintage
2012
Grape Variety
Merlot
Region
  • Coonawarra
Alcohol (%)
14
Purchase Price ($)
40
Wine Rating
88
Closure
Screwcap
Source
Sample
A single varietal release from Coonawarra, the wine is a bright with a light red hue in the glass and a nose of dark cherry, plum, a little baking spice and faint leather notes. The palate is light to medium bodied, it's clean, varietal with brambly dark fruits, well handled acidity and some fine tannins but the wine lacks depth and stuffing on the mid palate. Best enjoyed over the shorter term.