Home
Free Bi-Weekly Newsletter
Ontario's Best Wines and Wineries; Reviews, Events & more. Subscribe here. We value your privacy!
Name
E-mail


Main Menu
Home Home
Wine Reviews Wine Reviews
Newsletter Archives Newsletter Archives
Weekly Wine Note & Podcast Weekly Wine Note & Podcast
Lost & Found / Taste it Again Lost & Found / Taste it Again
On the Road with the Grape Guy On the Road with the Grape Guy
Blogs Blogs
Vintages Releases Vintages Releases
Web & Winery Links Web & Winery Links
Cabernet Franc Challenge Cabernet Franc Challenge
Wine Speak & Lingo Wine Speak & Lingo
Syndicate
WineBook


Categories » Red Wine
Recently added -Most viewed -Rated the best
Daniel Lenko Estate 2005 Old Vine Merlot   

Hits:303
Rating:Nº votes
Date added;:24.Mar.2008
Author :Michael Pinkus - Grape guy
DescriptionDescription  Lenko’s second LCBO-bound wine is also from the 2005 vintage (following the ’05 Meritage). This one has quite a bit more fruit (at this time) than its Meritage counterpart. Although it spent eighteen months in French and American oak, the wood used was mostly preconditions (read: used) oak, thus keeping the fruit to oakiness ratio in better balance. The smells are distinctively black cherry, blackberry and cocoa, while in the mouth, there are ripe tannins that wrap up dark berries, cinnamon, vanilla and spicy characteristics; there's even a cocoa powder like finish. Another cellar candidate (five to seven years), but can be consumed right now with your favorite piece of red meat.
NotesNotes  Available at the winery and at Vintages (2008)
Varietal / GrapeVarietal / Grape  Merlot
RegionRegion  Niagara
WineryWinery  Daniel Lenko Estate Winery
YearYear  2005

Rating
1 (Min.)5 (Max.)
WineBook by Detodas
Polls
Would you be interested in an Ontario Fruit Wine Challenge?
 
Do you think Ontario should finally get rid of the practice of blending foreign and domestic grapes
 
Would you like to see OWR use a rating system in its reviews (ie: stars or numbers)?