Freemark Abbey Merlot 2014

Definitely more than we would typically spend, yet for Christmas dinner we splurged (a little). This wine is almost inky dark in color in the glass. The wine has a lovely nose. Aromas of cocoa and rich black berry with some herbaceous notes as well. The flavors are rich as well with a full mouth feel and jam-my blackberry and spice. Tannins are pretty strong for a merlot. This wine is 6 years old and feels like it could easily age for quite a bit more. We decanted this wine for about an hour and a half and it could have possibly done well with another hour. This is a big merlot. Was hoping for a far better wine for the price we paid.

Rating: 8.1