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Wine Details
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Merlot is one of the two Bordeaux varieties estate-grown at 2 Lads. Northern Michigan’s early bud break, warm summer, and late fall heat contributed to creating a vintage with tremendous concentration and intensity. These grapes were the first we ever brought into the building here at 2Lads (sigh). The berries had just started to slightly dehydrate (and therefore concentrate the juice inside) and the resulting wine offers everything that you would expect from this process.
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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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