The 2019 Petaluma Coonawarra Merlot is a dark purple wine with a bouquet of rich brooding red berry fruits, plum, cherry cassis with cedar and spice.  Rich fruit driven palate with silky tannins and rich oak character.  It will benefit with a decade of bottle age but can be enjoyed now.  Perfect with roast meats or hearty Italian food.

Peak drinking 2020 - 2035

Coonawarra 92.3%, Adelaide Hills 7.7%

94 Points - Andrew Caillard MW 2022