2020 Miani Merlot Filip

An understated beauty, the 2020 Merlot Filip entices with dusty rose and violet tones before giving way to crushed blackberries and sage. This is infused with energy, lifted, spicy and sleek, with cool-toned red and blue fruits that ride a wave of saline minerals. Zesty acidity forces the mouth to water, finishing with dramatic length and a salted licorice tinge that lingers impossibly long as fine-grained tannins clamp down hard. Patience is required.