13.9% Alcohol
My initial reaction to this wine upon opening was "It tastes like smoked turkey!" The smokey meat flavors were very tantalizing upon opening, but do not fear, they aired out in an hour, leaving a lovely velvety merlot behind. The fruity flavors became more apparent with aeration. This is a light merlot, delicious and lovely.
Described by Westchester Wine Warehouse
Charles Smith, the wine maker of this haunting 15,000 case production Merlot, has made an incredibly voluptuous, robust and balanced expression of this noble variety. It has a deep garnet color and an intensely concentrated nose of black cherry, blackberry essence, wild game and freshly ground black pepper. On the palate, it is full-bodied and velvety, wtih fine-grained tannins and an extremely long finish.
Freya's Score: 8 A great Merlot, not overly complex, and aired well from Day 1 - Day 4
Cost: ~$11.00 from the Pineville, MO Macadoodle's Liquor Store. Buy a case of mixed wines and enjoy a 10% discount! Or, check out their new e-commerce store for more great deals.
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