Most Recent Tasting Note:
This is a pretty inexpensive Merlot that can be found just about anywhere, I have seen it in our wine shops as well as our local grocery store going for right around $10. First impression of this after pouring is it looks lighter to me than what a Merlot should be, but maybe I'm rusty, been a while since I have had a merlot. I check out the nose and I think I get some plum and some oak and wood flavors, but not very strong. I have a sip and the first word that springs to my mind is "warm." There is a bunch of dark fruits going on, that plum and maybe black cherries are there along with a decent oak, good medium body, not very heavy, and the finish is... good. I do want a little more. I pair it up with a ribeye and it's not bad, but after getting into it, this wine can't hang with the steak,, the salt and peppery flavors overpower it. So maybe not really for a strong flavored meal, but hey, for ten bucks, there's not much to complain about.
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