Fielding Hills

Riverbend Vineyard Merlot

8.49 ratings

-no pro ratings

Wahluke Slope, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA

Merlot

Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

Top Notes For

7.0

Too far on the sweet side for my taste.

Too far on the sweet side for my taste.

Jan 18th, 2017

9.0

A fine example of why Merlot can be a single variatel bottling wonderful complex deep complete wine

A fine example of why Merlot can be a single variatel bottling wonderful complex deep complete wine

Oct 22nd, 2016

8.5

Ruby, more opaque than I thought it'd be. A little hot.

More tannic than I expected too, a little bitter too. But not too bad. Astringent.

Acidity is still there in force. It's oddly not as fruity & jammy as Merlot is known to be.

Overall, power is there, but out of proportion.

Ruby, more opaque than I thought it'd be. A little hot.

More tannic than I expected too, a little bitter too. But not too bad. Astringent.

Acidity is still there in force. It's oddly not as fruity & jammy as Merlot is known to be.

Overall, power is there, but out of proportion.

Feb 1st, 2015

Richie Diesterheft

7.5

Richie had this 5 years ago

Richie had this 5 years ago

Dec 28th, 2019

8.6

Joshua had this 7 years ago

Joshua had this 7 years ago

Jul 29th, 2017

8.2

Trista had this 8 years ago

Trista had this 8 years ago

Dec 28th, 2016

9.2

Rob had this 9 years ago

Rob had this 9 years ago

Aug 13th, 2015

9.5

Craig had this 10 years ago

Craig had this 10 years ago

Oct 14th, 2014

8.4

Jeff had this 10 years ago

Jeff had this 10 years ago

Aug 30th, 2014