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Grey Sands Merlot 2000
Jeremy’s score 87/100Lean, tight and green-edged, with small, faintly confectionary black and red berry fruits backed by herbal and faintly vegetal notes, such as bay lead and sage. Reveals nuances of animal hide.
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Grey Sands Merlot 2003
Jeremy’s score 88/100Plump, juicy plum and dark cherry fruit with sweet cedary oak and greenish undertones, wrapped in slightly metallic tannins.
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Grey Sands Merlot 2004
Jeremy’s score 88/100Supple, fragrant and pristine, with bright red berry, cherry and cedar/vanilla oak and some mineral and savoury qualities. Just too spiky and varnishy for a higher rating.
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Grey Sands Merlot 2005
Jeremy’s score 91/100Fresh raspberry, cherry and red plum fruit knit with cedar/vanilla oak and supported by fine, powdery tannins. Profound mint/menthol influences underpin the wine, which become more mineral with aeration.
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Grey Sands Merlot 2006
Jeremy’s score 88/100Minty, menthol and briary, with dark cherry, plum and berry flavour knit with smoky oak and fine-grained, astringent tannins.
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Grey Sands Merlot 2007
Jeremy’s score 84/100Rather baked and sinewy, with an earthy, under and overripened bouquet whose rather raisined fruit is lifted by some lively floral notes but also reveals some dusty hint of capsicum and snow pea. Underpinned by strong mint/menthol notes, its palate lacks great sweetness, finishing slightly raw and drying.
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Grey Sands Merlot 2008
Jeremy’s score 89/100An elegant, maturing merlot whose earthy, slightly gamey and floral aromas precede a smooth, gentle palate of full to medium weight. Supported by firmish, crunchy tannins, its faintly minty presence of dark plums, cherries and berries is backed by chocolatey oak and finishes with length, fresh acidity and savoury qualities.
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Grey Sands Merlot 2009
Jeremy’s score 86/100Under and overripe, with a minty, leathery presence of black and red cherries, blood plums and cedary oak backed by rather herbal notes. Rather clunky and lacking evenness of ripening.
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Grey Sands Merlot 2010
Jeremy’s score 93/100Fractionally herbal, with dusty aromas of black and red cherries, dark plums and cedary oak backed by notes of dried herbs. Juicy, plump and generous, becoming rich and impactful down the palate, itÕs underpinned by drying, chalky tannins and drives long and complete towards a savoury, faintly herbal finish with a suggestion of mint.
