Variety: Merlot
Region: California (Central Coast)
Price: 7.95
Vintage Cellar Review: Made predominantly from Paso Robles grapes, the wine is fullbodied and silky yet robust, with aromas of black cherry and plum and a palate of blackberry, raspberry and blueberry jam laced with vanilla and toast.
My Review: I don't know what other people think of merlot before they drink it, but I always pictured it as like sweeter and intense fruit, but i guess i gotta shake this stereotype. The smell of this was really weird overall... first thing I wrote down for it was butter, then plummy, and then manure. So try to put all that together in a pleasing way and thats what you had here. The taste I thought was really nicely balanced. A splash of acidity but overall really jammy fruit-like mostly blueberries and raspberries. I am definitiely gonna have to drink more merlots though before I can beat those stereotypes I have.
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