merlot

Tuesday Quick Sip – 2006 Cinnabar Merlot

2006 Cinnabar Merlot Wine Info – Grapes: 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon Appellation: Paso Robles Fermentation: whole berry fermentation in open top stainless steel tanks Cooperage: 15 months in Hungarian and American Oak, 15% of which was new Price: $21 My Tasting Notes – Nose: blackberry, “meaty”, spice, clove, saddle leather Taste: mint, black cherry, [...]

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Triple M – Martin Ray Merlot

From the unpredictable 2003 Napa vintage comes this Martin Ray Napa Valley Merlot.  This powerhouse reminded me of some of the Merlots that I have tasted from Washington State with its dark round fruit flavors, good structure and firm tannic grip.  In a world that is finally starting to warm back up the shunned grape [...]

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All About Merlot

This Friday at the Wine Cellar Jeff is serving up Merlot in his series of educational wine tasting. So, on that note I thought I would write a few wine facts about Merlot.  Merlot sadly got a bad wrap a few years ago with the movie Sideways, as a result sales dipped slightly (and Pinot [...]

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Merlooooooh!

For those of you that read my blog you know how much I enjoy Grgich Hills for who they are, where they came from and the wine making philosophy they stand for. I got my first taste of what Grgich was all about not through a bottle of wine but by listening to a Graperadio [...]

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