Deterts Reserve Merlot - 2017 (750ml) Laclavere cellar Pagos d'Anguix Ribera del Duero

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white peach

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)

Deterts Reserve Merlot - 2017 (750ml) Laclavere cellar Pagos d'Anguix Ribera del DueroThe 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