2017 Intersection “Silica” Merlot Wine and the complexity is surprising

and the complexity is surprising for the price-point

and she described it as "it tastes like floating the Similkameen River

This ready to dink wine displays notes and aromas of red currant

pear and peach in the middle

mango and green apple

2017 Intersection “Silica” Merlot Wine and the complexity is surprisingSilica is one half of Intersections flagship Merlot, along with the Alluvia, both named after the soil types on two sides of the same Estate vineyard. This Merlot is earthy, fleshy, with great tension, delivering a darker side of the Silica Alluvia duo. Nose of graphite, plum, charcoal, cassis, with a slight herbaceousness. Silica explodes with flavours of tobacco, blackberry, espresso coffee, plum, ripe raspberry and a hint of white pepper. This wine