Posts Tagged ‘Merlot’
Vin De Pays D’oc Puydeval 2008
23 Nov 2009Place: France Price: $11.99 Aroma: Flowery, Violet, Rose, Strawberry Taste: Medium Body, Balanced Flavors Detected: Rose Petal, Violet, Leather, Dark Chocolate, Earthy I don’t know what it is, but I’m always drawn to the blended wines at the store. This one in particular is 69% Cabernet Franc, 28% Syrah, and 12% Merlot. I haven’t been [...]
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- Tags: 2008, Blend, Cabernet Franc, France, Merlot, Puydeval, Red, Syrah, Wine
Herding Cats Merlot Pinotage 2008
19 Jul 2009Place: South Africa Price: $12 Aroma: Grapey, Blackberry, Musty Taste: Sour, Light Body Flavors Detected: Jammy, Blackberry This was a drink a smooth and drinkable wine with a little bit of heat. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t anything special either. For $12 there are better options out there. I bought this because I’m a little bit obsessed with trying [...]
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- Tags: 2008, Blend, Herding Cats, Merlot, Pinotage, Red, South Africa, Wine
Hare’s Chase Red Blend 2005
In: Australia|Blend|Cabernet Franc|Cabernet Sauvignon|Merlot|Red|Shiraz|Tempranillo
27 Mar 2009Place: Australia Price: $14.99 Aroma: Wood, Raspberry, Cherry Color: Dark Plum Taste: Medium Body, Smooth Tannins Flavors Detected: Plum, Black Currant, Smokey, Tobacco This wine is a blend of Shiraz, Merlot, Tempranillo, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. I bought this wine because there was a sassy rabbit logo on the bottle. We both love rabbits, [...]
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- Tags: Blend, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hare's Chase, Merlot, Red, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Wine
Place: Argentina Price: $15.99 Aroma: Oak, Dark Red Fruit Color: Deep Ruby Red Taste: Soft Tannins, Acidic, Jammy Flavors Detected: Oak, Dried Black Cherry, Lilac This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec and was aged 12 months in French oak barrels. Unfortunately, this wine is all about the oak. This is probably the oakiest red wine we’ve [...]
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- Tags: 2005, Argentina, Bodegas Nieto Senetiner, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Red, Wine
Peter Lehmann Clancys 2005
27 Feb 2009Place: Australia Price: $13.99 Aroma: Spicy, Smoky, Charred Wood Color: Dark Plum Taste: Strong, Spicy, Medium Bodied Flavors Detected: Dark Burnt Chocolate, Dark Cherry, Cedar This was the wine of choice for the Top Chef finale. I thought the cast of Top Chef this year was fantastic and this enjoyable wine matched the show perfectly. It was [...]
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- Tags: 2005, Australia, Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Peter Lehmann, Shiraz
Pago del Vicario Penta 2005
In: Blend|Cabernet Sauvignon|Merlot|Petit Verdot|Red|Spain|Syrah|Tempranillo
27 Feb 2009Place: Spain Price: $18 Aroma: Venison, Cranberry Color: Dark Black Cherry Taste: Chalky, Very Dry, Heavy Tannins Flavors Detected: Tobacco, Leafy, Vanilla This has been one of our least favorite wines so far. The general notes in our wine book include not awesome and average. This wine had a very dry cotton mouth feel. The tobacco flavor was [...]
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- Tags: 2005, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pago del Vicario, Petit Verdot, Red, Spain, Syrah, Tempranillo, Wine
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