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Wine Details
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*Gold Medal Winner San Francisco Bay Wine Competition 2005
*Bronze Medal Winner San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2005 *Bronze Medal California State Fair Wine Competition 2005
Our Merlot is a well-structured complex wine, balanced with hints of cherry fruit and splashes of oak spice. This rich wine from the Livermore Valley shows flavors of plums and black cherries. Deep garnet in color, but with smooth tannins, it is a perfect match with grilled meats, Cajun dishes, hearty pastas, or your favorite pizza!
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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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