Checkmate Black Rook Merlot 2013, Okanagan Valley

Merlot Merlot
British Columbia, Canada

$85.00

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92 pts
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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

There is a touch of restraint and reductive character to this flavourful merlot sourced from the Black Sage Bench....

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

From the Black Sage Bench, this is nicely energetic, firm and mineral with generous ripe black raspberry fruit nicely...

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Steve Thurlow
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Steve Thurlow

This is a very smooth elegant merlot with a nose of blueberry and blackberry fruit with fragrant oak spice, dark...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Here it is the Black Sage Bench from which Checkmate draws the fruit for the fourth varietal expression out of the...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Shows slightly more wood than the Silent Bishop merlot from Checkmate at this stage, also more tannic firmness and...

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