Harold Lane

Ridgepoint Ripasso Merlot 2011, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula

Drinking this about a year after the professional critics tasted it I think it has evolved quickly. I don't find the acetic or hard acid qualities, or astringent tannins that John, David, and Sara experienced.
It's now a soft, easy drinking wine. Light red, somewhat diluted, not much on the nose, still some acidity, no tannin that I can detect, red fruit (esp. strawberry).