Ridgeview Estate Bloomsbury Cuvée Merret
  Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier 1996

Ridgeview Estate Bloomsbury Cuvée Merret Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier 1996: An attractive lemon-gold. Quite a full, less plentiful, perhaps coarse bead. A lemony, appley almost herbaceous nose. The palate has unbalanced acidity, is just off dry, but has a good creamy texture. The mousse is a little coarse. This is drinkable, but I rapidly tired of it. A poor effort. 13/20 (6/8/00)