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Wine Details
Price:
$20.00 per bottle
Description:
This cross breed between European and American grape varieties produces a dark rich red wine along the lines of a Merlot. All the fruit comes from the Meadows Vineyard and was aged in French Oak for 14 months. The wine is dry (no residual sugar) and has an alcohol level of 13.4% 2004 Oregon State Fair Silver Medal
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Varietal Definition
Merlot:
Merlot is known as a Noble Bordeaux varietal. Although it came to France in the first century, it was not named until the 1880s. Merlot was originally used only for blending, as it is soft and compliant, very useful in softening other Bordeaux wines like Cabernets. Recently in California and Chile it became popular as a 100% varietal wine. Merlot tends to be easier to grow in a variety of soil conditions and is harvested earlier in the year than Cabernet. Although most Merlots are made to be drunk earlier, there are many with complexities of a Cabernet. Flavors of plum, black cherry, violet, chocolate and orange pair well with rich, red pasta dishes, hearty chicken dishes, and any beef combination that you fancy. The perfect match of course is chocolate. Not only does the chocolate compliment the wine and vice-versa, but the essence of both flavors linger eternally.
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Mead:
Fermented beverage made with honey, water and yeast optionally with flavoring ingredients.
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Marechal Foch:
A french-american hybrid grape, with french Alsace Gamay origins, noted for producing deeply colored and strongly varietal wines considered by some to have a "Burgundian" character. Also known under the name Foch.
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