Leconfield Merlot @ Corkscore

2015 Leconfield Merlot

2022-11-19T10:10:13Z

93 points - Dark medium red. Nose shows a bit of cedar with plums. Palate is fully matured. Softened tannins, a bit of alcohol heat and some dried herbs. There is still a core of live plums, cherries in play here. Very good merlot, excellent partner with duck or slow cooked beef. Drink now.

Tasted on Sat, Nov 19, 2022.

2015 Leconfield Merlot

2022-11-19T08:44:13Z

90 points - Medium dark purple red with an orange fringe. Earthy, loamy aromas, some aged notes also evident, woodsy, antique furniture smells, slightly dusty. Integrated and soft, tannins are mellow and seamless. Flavour wise, this seems to have lost all of its fruit. All secondary, aged characters now, and also not offering much detail.

Tasted on Sat, Nov 19, 2022.

2015 Leconfield Merlot

2022-11-19T12:51:31Z

90 points - Medium dark purple red with an orange fringe. Earthy, loamy aromas, some aged notes also evident, woodsy, antique furniture smells, slightly dusty. Integrated and soft, tannins are mellow and seamless. Flavour wise, this seems to have lost all of its fruit, though certainly fleshy and dense. All secondary, aged characters now, and also not offering much detail. I think this has peaked a year ago.

Tasted on Sat, Nov 19, 2022.

2014 Leconfield Merlot

2022-07-29T08:42:10Z

89 points - Good bright colour suggesting that the wine has a few more years left in it. Full bodied, but a bit lacking in flavour and distinction. Cool year, but I think Coonawarra is not the right terroir for merlot.

Tasted on Fri, Jul 29, 2022.

2015 Leconfield Merlot

2018-01-13T10:07:47Z

94 points - Medium dark purple red. Fragrant, floral and blueberry aromas, spice and earth. Medium to full bodied, good richness, depth and extension. Has lovely brightness and acidity balanced with the fruit richness. Dusty tannin with lots of umami. Very good!

Tasted on Sat, Jan 13, 2018.

2015 Leconfield Merlot

2018-01-13T09:47:16Z

94 points - Medium to full bodied. Medium dark red. Cedar and blackberry nose. The tannins have a wonderfully fine structure, quite seductive. Bready savoury flavours. A beautiful wine. Drinking well now, but with a future.

Tasted on Sat, Jan 13, 2018.

2009 Leconfield Merlot

2011-04-16T15:25:50Z

91 points - Red berries and nut like hints on the nose. Palate has quite some structure and fine filigree like tannins and is faintly chewy. Acidity is a little forward. Airing smoothens much of the bumps out, the wine being able to resolve itself better in the mouth, especially the finish, which ends more finely.

Tasted on Sun, Apr 17, 2011.

2009 Leconfield Merlot

2011-04-16T11:54:59Z

90 points - Good wine. Leafy light palate with nice light smoky oak tannins. Medium bodied. Not very generous, but well made and enjoyable.

Tasted on Sat, Apr 16, 2011.