…savior of the Greek wine industry. Thessaly, under Mt. Olympus, produces Merlot-, Cabernet- and Bordeaux-style wines made from the Moschato Amvourgou as well as a white Chardonnay made from the indigenous Batiki grape.
The Aegean Islands maintain wine traditions that some wine historians suspect go back to ancient Greece. Santorini manufactures a sweet Vinsanto that can only be described as raisin-like, and the Muscats of Samos are more classically balanced than many …
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75% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot. Pure Cabernet Franc nose with great graphite freshness. Lighter and silkier than Quinault. Soft tannins, delicate, fresh and long. Scented. Late harvest and late-ripening conditions. Just-ripe fruit perfect for Cheval Blanc style. Moreish and mouthwatering finish. Very long given this fresh delicacy.
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 26 Apr 2013
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Red blend of: 64% cabernet sauvignon, 26% merlot, 5% petit verdot, 3% cabernet franc, and 2% malbec.
N/ Black cherry, black currant, plum skins. Cedar, vanilla, and coconut. River rock. Wild herbs, pine needles, and dried sage. Barrel room lingers.
T/ Medium-full mouthfeel. Medium plus tannins. Medium plus acid. Dry, angular, plum, cherry, and a cranberry bite. Light smoke elements. A long, mineral and forest floor close.
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50% of the estate's crop was used in the production of the Grand Vin this year, which is reflected by this wine's intense power and complexity. The challenging weather conditions meant that careful management in the vineyard and use of modern technologies in the winery were critical in 2012. Fortunately, Cos d'Estournel was able to do both and the result is a concentrated and juicy wine. 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot complete the blend.
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…Weinbau ( 4%). The addition to this cabernet varietal is 7% merlot, 5% cabernet franc, and 1% petit verdot.
A rich and aromatic nose of earth and a cedar lined cigar box mixed with aromas of dark stone fruit and black currants. On the palate more richness showing off notes of pepper and very juicy blackberries. Complex and generous with a long finish.
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…and Canada. With him, he brought a 2002 Wolffer Estate Premiere Cru Merlot.
Premiere Cru represents numerous things about the estate and about Long Island's aspirations. In a way it is a strange juxtaposition to be drinking it when the Great Gatsby has just recently been released.
To Wolffer, Premiere Cru was and is the highest expression of that estate's terroir and what it can produce, and by extension, what Long Island could produce.
Lenn wrote about the wine, …
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…La Mancha. 13% alc. Cabernet sauvignon 40%, merlot 20%, tempranillo 40%. Dark ruby color with a mulberry cranberry edge; black currants and cherries, plums and more plums and plum dust, fruitcake and leather, touch of dill, thyme and black olives; fleshy and smoky, hint of bacon fat; smack-up tannins and lip-smacking acidity; very concentrated core of exotic spice, bitter chocolate, lavender and graphite; finish a bit woody and austere but altogether a highly individual wine that …
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…to end. It is a blend of the Horse Heaven Hills AVA grapes with 80% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Syrah. The Syrah really comes out even though it is the minority grape. As usual Columbia Crest makes pleasing wines at various price points and this is no exception. At $ 12 you get a lot and if you like the fruit forward, "fruit bomb" sorts of creations, you'll love this. Raise a glass to another CC creation!
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…2009, Napa Valley. 14.8% alc. 80% merlot, 6% malbec, 5% petit verdot, 3% each cabernet sauvignon and syrah, 2% zinfandel, 1% cabernet franc; and why not a little charbono and alicante bouschet, fer cryin' out loud! Dark ruby color; a cool customer, sleek with mint and graphite, intense and pent black currants and cherries with a hint of blueberry; smooth, suave, a little tailored, but stacked structure, layered texture, finely-wrought acidity; unfurls dense, dusty …
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With it I drank the best Merlot I have ever tasted, at least from outside Bordeaux 's right bank - the Duckhorn Merlot, Three Palms Vineyard 2002.
Duckhorn have been a star of Napa winemaking for almost 40 years but the secret of this wine, along with their meticulous winemaking, is the source of the grapes. Three Palms Vineyard is owned by the Upton brothers who make no wine of their own but grow some of the most prized Merlot grapes in California .
Here the …
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