Merlot

Hello,
Today we talked about Merlot. This wine is best known for growing in the Bordeaux region of France. It is also found in Spain, Italy  the Napa Vally in the USA, and Margret River in Western Australia.  The color of the wine is typically a medium red with purple hues when you an and then a brick red with brown spots with age. The normal aromas are plum, herbs, mint and raspberry. On the palate it is normally soft with rounded tannins.


1) Grant Burge "Hillcot"
    Made in: Barossa
    Alc/vol: 14
    Price: $18

Appearance:The rim is a cranberry color where the core is a deep blood red. This is a young wine due to the violet hues it contains.

Aroma: There are intense plum and mulberry aromas as well as some subtle black olive and herbal aromas. There is also a strong oak smell making this a complex wine.

Palate: This wine is very heavy and it was also very soft/silky in the mouth. There is an intense flavor of mulberry and plums. The tannins are also very silky but leave a saw dust feeling in the mouth. There is some intensity of the mid palate and then it builds to a greater intensity in the back palate.

Thank you
~Karli