RUSTENBERG "JOHN X MERRIMAN" 2022 (750ml) Gamay Noir The Five Soldiers vineyard is

The Five Soldiers vineyard is named after five tall stone pine trees called the “Five Soldiers” that tower over this site

very intense in structure

Despite a few years of age

Tasting  notes:

18 points in Vinho Grandes Escolhas

RUSTENBERG "JOHN X MERRIMAN" 2022 (750ml) Gamay Noir The Five Soldiers vineyard isVariety: Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot Tasting notes: John X Merriman is a powerful wine that rewards aging. In its youth the wine is worth decanting and expresses cassis, blackcurrant and dark fruits complemented with cigar tobacco and sour cherry notes. As the wine ages and its fine grained tannins soften, a softer more savoury palate develops revealing wonderful drinkability and tertiary complexity. Review: 90 point,