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Wine Recommendation
Osprey's Dominion Vineyards
2002 Merlot(North Fork of Long Island)
Sometimes I get completely and utterly sick of tasting Merlot. It's the most-planted grape on Long Island and every winery makes at least one varietal bottling – and often more than that.
And, despite growing conditions that are excellently suited to the grape, there is a lot of mediocre-to-bad Merlot being produced. It's sad really, because when grown in the right way and treated the right way in the winery, Merlot leads to this regions most consistently delicious wines, even if the best wines will cost you at least $30 and up to $125.
That's why Osprey's Dominion Vineyards 2002 Merlot stood out from a dozen local bottles during a recent tasting. It offers classic black plum aromas that mingle with blackberry preserves, sweet cedar, smoke and vanilla. At first the nose seems a little on the fruity side, but the palate shows impeccable balance with rich chocolate, dark fruit flavors accented by tobacco and a clean minty note towards the finish. The medium tannins provide nice, but not overly aggressive, grip and structure. Give it another year or two in bottled and this $20 wine is really going to round out, I think.
Reviewed June 13, 2007 by Lenn Thompson.
Other reviewed wines from Osprey's Dominion Vineyards
 2005 Unwooded Chardonnay (North Fork of Long Island)Lenn Thompson 7/17/2007 |
The Wine
Winery: Osprey's Dominion Vineyards |
The Reviewer
Lenn Thompson
Lenn Thompson writes about New York wines for Dan's Papers, |