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Stonyfell Merlot

Name:	Stonyfell Limestone Coast (139)
Variety:	Merlot (9)
Producer:	Stonyfell
Region:	Australia
I tasted the 2001 vintage of this wine on 24 Oct 2003 when it was 2 years old and gave it a rating of ok.
The colour was medium-deep red. This wine had a jammy berry fruit and mint bouquet. The start was soft dry vanilla oak, and there was berry fruit flavours. This was a smooth style with quite good balance.
I tasted the 2001 vintage of this wine on 09 Jan 2005 when it was 4 years old and gave it a rating of ok-.
This wine was medium opaque ruby red in colour, with moderate legs. It had a sharp jammy fruit and eucalyptus bouquet, and a medium-dry vanilla oak start, with jammy berry fruit, soft finish. This was quite a fruity style with some tannin balance but still fairly simple.
I tasted the 2001 vintage of this wine on 22 Oct 2004 when it was 3 years old and gave it a rating of ok+.
Colour was medium-deep ruby red. Bouquest showed earthy tannins and berry fruit. The taste had a smooth medium-dry vanilla wood start, and berry fruit balance. This was a pleasant smooth fruity style, with light tannic balance.
Tastings:	3
Vintages:	2001
Web Site:	Not available
Average (2.8):

Note 1: I am not really a wine expert (just an enthusiastic amateur), so please don't take my recommendations as anything more than a rough guide to these wines. I can take no responsibility if you buy a lot of this particular wine, on my recommendation, and then regret it!

Note 2: You may not fully agree with my evaluation of these wines, as a lot of this is quite subjective. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on complexity and intense characteristic and varietal flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.