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Wine Details
Price:
$25.00 per bottle
Description:
2004 CA State Fair Bronze 87 pts. A true taste sensation, this medium to full bodied wine spent 10 days on its skins to deepen the color and over 25 months in mainly French Oak barrels. made with 100% El dorado County Merlot grapes with hints of black berry and cranberry fruit, this enjoyable wine has a slight vanilla, carmel nose with a toasty oak finish. truely as good as they come.
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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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