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Wine Details
Price:
$24.95 per bottle
Description:
Aged in Hungarian Oak for 15 months. This is a huge chewy Merlot with plenty to offer. The nose offers hints of dark chocolate cherries. The palate is long with plenty of dark fruit flavors and a hint of spice on the continuing finish. Silky tannins make it easy to drink this wine now, but it will age nicely. Merlot provides a nice alternative to wine lovers looking for a more approachable, fruitier and softer red wine.
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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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