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WINE IN SWEDEN (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
This wine is a blend of 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Merlot. The winemaker was Federico Benegas Lynch and consultant was Michel Rolland. The wine was aged for 18 months in French oak barrels. The average yield was 4000 bottles per hectare. This wine was imported into Sweden by Klunk AB. Though there is no mention of this wine on their website. Colour : Deep plum/purple...
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Wine Spectator (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Currant, violet and mineral aromas follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a tight finish. Solid and tightly strung. A lovely new wine. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Syrah. Best after 2011. 1,650 cases made.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Cabernet franc (cab-er-nay frahnk); red What it is: The third most important of the Bordeaux grapes, behind cabernet sauvignon and merlot, it's one of the wine world's unsung reds. A genetic parent of cabernet sauvignon (the other is sauvignon blanc), it's most often found in Bordeaux or Meritage blends.
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Wino sapien (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
McLaren Vale and Fleurieu, South Australia. Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Petit verdot and Cabernet franc. 14.5%. Cork. Source: Cellar. One of the pleasing things about wine blogging, is the people you come to know. Joe is one such individual. He lives somewhere on the opposite side of the globe and he is a very talented wine blogger with a deep passion for d'Arenberg .* After a hard day in the sun,...
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WINE IN SWEDEN (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
The vines are planted on rocky soils of calcareous and clayey nature at a height between 170 metres and 300 metres, on sea level and at a 15 kilometre distance from the Argentario gulf. The wine is a blend of Sangiovese, Alicante, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. The grapes were harvested between 6th September and 12th October. The yield was 670 grammes per vine. Oak fining was 18 months....
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Kool Kitty Musings (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
It's been a funny old weekend. Friday night went out for a family meal for my birthday (now that my brother is back from Phoenix) which included the best part of a bottle of Merlot (and I NEVER drink wine!!)...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
Could there be anything more French than a fine Bordeaux wine? A Graves Rouge for example, made from cabernet sauvignon and merlot grapes grown on vines planted on a south-facing slope on the left bank of the Garonne river. As it turns out, there could. Although the wine made at Chateau du Seuil is typical of the region, with its complex fruit flavours and nicely integrated oak and tannins, its makers...
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The Wine Cask Blog (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
(2002 depicted) Nose: big round soft berries and poached brandied bear smells (really!) Unique for Merlot but interesting. Oaky vanilla. Palate: huge rich core of peppery cedar. Well balanced with prominent acid and very soft tannins. Finish: vanilla and cherry. Overall: an elegant and subtle Merlot. Unpretentious when decanted and soft on the palate with simple yet elegant flavors. --A Review from...
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Apartment Therapy LA (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
"No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any [ expletive ] Merlot!" - Miles, in SidewaysWe're celebrating Labor Day by getting drunk, wanna come? The last wine tour we went on was
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Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Wine: Bear’s Lair Viognier 2007 and Merlot 2006. Both $3.99 at Trader Joe’s. Two of the best wines at this price anywhere. They have trouble keeping the mineral-y, crisp Viognier on the shelves at TJ’s as word spreads. Look for the same thing to start happening with the velvety Merlot. Sneakers: For Converse Chuck Taylors selection [...]
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Wine Spectator (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Concentrated flavors of blackberry, dark plum and pepper fill this ripe red. Offers plenty of medium-grained tannins midpalate, with lots of smoke, meat and spice on the finish. The 1-liter volume comprises four 250ml containers. Drink now through 2011. 2,000 cases imported.
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Deadspin (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Darren Sharper is the preferred defensive back for oenophiles everywhere: "I'm like a fine wine, a Cabernet-Merlot-Shiraz blend, It can do a lot of things. It's gets better as you open it up and let...
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Wine Camp Blog (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Over the last several days I've tasted four wines sporting 14.8% or so alcohol. They were two pinots, a merlot and a sangiovese all from the West Coast. It just doesn't work. These wines burn. Wines for the table that push or exceed 15% alcohol just don't cut it. They're out of balance and they give that burning tingle on the palate that works great with whiskey, but destroys wine. I know people love...
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Another Food Blog (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
The wine was Norte Chico Merlot from Chile in 2007, and a decent 13 percent. It was, characteristically, mostly plummy, and went very well with all the food, which were served in sensibly-sized portions, which I always prefer to feeling under-fed or certainly over-stuffed. I started with smoked venison, which came on a light bed [...]
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Wino sapien (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
California, USA. Cabernet sauvigonon 51%, Merlot 47%, the balance being Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. 13% alcohol. Cork. Approx $A 60. Cabernet can be clunky and monolithic, this was pleasingly pure and refined. A beautiful wine, with lovely proportions, balance and length. With ripe blackcurrant on the nose and in the mouth, this is soft and silken to start before a thread of creamy vanilla and...
