Ridgepoint Merlot 2010

Vinified in the classic Italian method, the fermented wine aged on fully dried Merlot and Cabernet grape skins to add depth and weight, this intensely flavoured wine offers notions of dried fruit, black berries, chocolate fudge, vanilla, and exotic spice. Dry, full bodied, the texture is satin-like, the structure subtle, the flavours of dried and dark fruits replaying on the palate, layered with notes of licorice, dried herbs, sweet spice and white pepper. Finishing long and flavourful, the wine's a match for Porchetta-style roast pork. Score - 4 Stars (out of 5). (Susan Desjardins, winecurrent.com, Nov. 3, 2014)