Nigl Merlot

Second Merlot (front labels at Nigl don’t help as they really convey only the winery and wine names - love the clarity but also efficiency; no new labels for next vintage) - this time 2016 from Magnum. 14 % alcohol and lots of power, at the same time showing bit more refinement than the already excellent 2016. Present but fine tannin, with structure you can “chew on”. Beautifully developed but certainly still at the beginning of its adult life. Poppy seeds, blueberry, blackberry, oak, hint of ra