The 2006 Terra Rossa Merlot has a medium-deep garnet color and pronounced notes of warm plums, mulberries, spice cake, mint and a whiff of Ceylon tea. Medium to full-bodied and crisp with medium-firm chewy tannins, it's just a little ungenerous in the mid-palate though has a nice long minty finish. Drink it now through 2015.
Importer: Rathbone Wine Imports, Napa, CA; www.fsfw.com.au; tel. (707) 253-8332