Coonawarra Merlot

Rated
4.5/5

Winery: Petaluma

Region: Adelaide Hills

Variety: Merlot

Wine Type: Red

Price Guide: $76

   

Wine

Petaluma Coonawarra Merlot is from a small patch of low yielding vines in the Evans Vineyard at Coonawarra. The site was purchased from Australian wine legend Len Evans in 1978.

The fruit is destemmed, crushed and cold soaked. Fermentation occurs with a selected yeast strain. Each day, the juice is drained and pumped back over the skins to gently extract colour and tannin.

As the wine reaches sugar dryness, it is inoculated for malolactic fermentation to convert harsh malic acid into softer lactic acid. After two weeks on skins, the wine is drained and the skins are pressed.

Maturation is in small, new French oak barrels. At 20 months, the best barrels are selected and blended, lightly fined with egg whites, filtered and bottled.

A rich red hue, Petaluma Coonawarra Merlot has brooding dark fruit flavours, subtle oak and abundant soft tannins. Cellaring potential is 10 years.

Vintages

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019  
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014  
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004  
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999  
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994  

Have your say!

Have your say and review this wine. Score it the way you see it. Would you recommend it to someone else?

Write a review

Reviews

Thanks for your review. It will be published once it's approved.

{{ review.friendlyName }}

{{ review.userReviewTotal + " Review" + (review.userReviewTotal != 1 ? "s" : "") + ", " + review.userFollowerTotal + " Follower" + (review.userFollowerTotal != 1 ? "s" : "") }}
{{review.createdDate}}
{{review.userRating}}{{review.userReview}}

Read all reviews in the app

Be the first to have your say!

Loading map details...