Happs, Merlot, Margaret River

Australia Wine Trip; 9/20/2009-9/21/2009 (Margaret River) : rounder merlot than the 3 hills version but still a bit lean.

NobleRottersSydney - Less popular varieties (blind) (Lucio's, Paddington) : Dark red. An earthy, horsey, bretty nose. Stark and tannic on the palate, with spice becoming apparent on the front palate. In retrospect there are some hints of coconut too. Big in body, impressive, if a bit bizarre. Not the first time we’ve been surprised by a Happs merlot with some bottle age. It’s a very low profile winery, but they obviously must know something about merlot that few other Australian …