Veritas - Merlot 2019 (750ml) Diamond Mountain District

Veritas - Merlot 2019 (750ml) Diamond Mountain DistrictMerlot does best when it is produced in hot dry clay soil. It is the combination of all of these things that allow Merlot to be a true and constant producer in Virginia. The blend is similar to 2018 with just a touch of Cabernet Franc. The Merlot expresses the truest varietal expression and the dark cherry flavors of Merlot and the Cabernet Franc rounds out the freshness in the fruit character. Merlot in 2019 was very different in its ripening

the vines average about 20 years old and are organically farmed

this wine is both velvety and pleasant

This wine feels tangy but also plump

It requires a few years of cellaring in order to reach its balance and reveal all the finesse of its exceptional terroir

Aromas of meyer lemon and green apple are accented by suggestions of chalky minerals and sea salt

This resulted in fruit with remarkably concentrated flavors and beautiful profiles

Review Date: 07/2013

Francesco Paolo Avallone founded the estate in the early 1960s

5% of Australia’s total wine production

rich Port with stunningly powerful blackberry and cassis flavors

JS94James Suckling

Served at cellar temperature (11°C to 12°C)