Tasting - Rawson's Retreat Merlot
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Name: 2014 Penfold's Rawson's Retreat Merlot Variety: 100% merlot Region: South Eastern Australia. Grapes selected from vineyards across the region. Price: $10 " Rawson’s Retreat Merlot is the epitome of an everyd ay red. Rawson’s Retreat Merlot has delicious red and black berry fruit characteristics with lifted herbal and floral notes, all supported by subtle cedary oak." - www.snooth.com My immediate reaction to both the smell and taste of this wine is berry. It has a much more full taste than many other wines I have tried. Good amount of tannin characteristics as I get the dry and puckering sensation with every drink. This wine would pair very well with many foods. I like Rawson's Retreat much more than other merlot I have tried, but I still prefer the reds that aren't quite as full-bodied. If someone was looking for a bodied red wine to pair with food, I would definitely recommend.