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Wine Details
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Description:
This wine is a medium dark ruby with deep, rich forward aromas of plum and black cherry with hints of dark earth. This medium full bodied wine has seductive, ripe black raspberry flavors accented by a sophisticated texture, soft tannins and a long finish. A wine of character!
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Varietal Definition
Muscat Ottonel:
Mid-19th century cross thought to be between the Chasselas and a Muscat varietal grape. Fairly widely grown in the cooler regions of central and eastern Europe where it is best utilized as a late harvest white wine. Limited plantings are also to be found in the Finger Lakes region of western N.Y., and elsewhere in North America.
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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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