One of my favorite 100% Merlot offerings the 2011 La Gomerie is a big wine at 14.5% alcohol. Still young and primary it exhibits a deep plum/ruby hue along with notes of mocha incense vanillin black raspberries and kirsch. Medium to full-bodied pure textured and well-endowed it may not be one of this estate's top success stories but it is unquestionably a fine wine. It should drink well for 10-12 years. By the way in my review of the 2009 La Gomerie I incorrectly stated that the vineyard was hit by hail in mid-May. I was told by the proprietors the Becot family that was not in fact true.