Red Newt Merlot Glacier Ridge Vineyard 2012 12x750ml 2012 sku_2100996-1 The wine is well-balanced and

The wine is well-balanced and drinking well in its youth

Full-bodied with grippy tannins

medium-length caramel pudding finish

resonant Marsannay

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Red Newt Merlot Glacier Ridge Vineyard 2012 12x750ml 2012 sku_2100996-1 The wine is well-balanced andLight intensity of color and flavor vanilla, plum, strawberry, earthy. Refreshing, delicious. Very smooth, full bodied red. Oaky and leather notes at first followed by currant and cherry. Medium bodied, medium high+ acidity, moderate tannin, dry. Red fruit. Some secondary earth. Black cherry and black plum. Cloves, prune, mushroom. High acidity and medium tannin (green). Very good.