Wine Review: Dowie Doole Merlot 2003
With Paul Ippolito
 A
quality McLaren Vale South Australian wine producer with a
very good winemaker in Brian Light. Smart classy packaging
reflecting its contents.
Vintage conditions provided perfect ripening conditions demonstrated
through concentrated flavour, excellent varietal characters
and intense colours. Deep vibrant red in colour with crimson
hues.
Aromas of rich jammy plums, stewed cherries and blackcurrant.
Bouquet of chocolate and sweet oak. The palate is all about
ripe fruit - specifically plum and blackcurrant.
Lovely soft tannin structure delivering an approachable wine
given its relative infancy. A well balanced wine with a persistent
fruit driven length. Seamless, medium bodied with well integrated
oak due to barrel fermentation.
Should cellar 2-4 years and will be interesting to see how
this develops. Would go well with finely cut marinated bbq
steak or else steak and kidney pie. Competitively priced at
around $21.
Visit the winery website at www.dowiedoole.com
Typical features of Merlot are:
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The taste/aroma is predominantly fruity and peppery -
berries such as blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry and
also plum - with a delightful, silky feel.
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The beauty of Merlot is that it's a lovely wine to drink
now - but does not require lengthy periods of storage
to come of age.
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Perfect to enjoy with red meat, such as steak, roast
lamb, kangaroo, and other game. But no one will look away
in disgust if you care to savour it with a good white
meat or platter of fish.
Paul can be contacted by email at Paul_Ippolito@hotmail.com
where you can also request to be placed on his mailing list
for his wine newsletter.
About Paul Ippolito.
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