Fishbone 2023 Blue Label Merlot
2023 Fishbone Merlot is made with fruit from the Geographe wine region located 1.5 hours away from the Margaret River Wine Region.
Harvested in the cool of the morning and crushed and fermented with 10% whole bunches. The resulting wine is a softer, elegant, fruit focused style of dry red wine.
TASTING NOTES
Deep crimson red rim to core. Spiced mulberries, sweet tobacco. Dry, ripe red fruits, styling Merlot with good balance and persistent length.
WINEMAKING
A fine Merlot with ripe red fruits and spices on the nose and flow on the palate to a long finish. The natural acids and soft tannins, provides a very approachable style.
VARIETY _ 100% Merlot
REGION _ Geographe, WA
ALCOHOL _ 14.5%
AWARDS
91 Points - The Real Review, Huon Hooke 2025
"Medium depth of bright purple-red colour; slightly funky, meaty aromas; the palate is medium-bodied and filled with tobacco, plum, cedar merlot characters laced with complementary oak. Good intensity of flavour, liberal oak, attractive fruit sweetness and supple, easygoing tannins."
90 Points - Ray Jordan 2025
"This one comes from Geographe in what was an excellent season. It's loaded with spicy red fruits and delivers with a palate that is medium weight but with excellent fruit intensity. The feature is its suppleness on the palate, with the support of very fine tannins and just gentle oak treatment. A lot to like about this, and you'll get the best out of it if you give it a good splash in a decanter before you drink. That's certainly how I found it."