Last week I drank a bottle of Platform 9 Merlot. It was very dry. Even after letting it breathe and warm up it was still a little bitter.
Today I opened a bottle of Cupcake Merlot. It is sweeter and seems a little fruitier (not so dark/heavy) as the Platform 9.
Both wines are $15-$20 bottles that were on sale for about $9. I've seen wine ratings in the upper 80s for both.
To date I think my favorite Merlot has been the Robert Mondavi.
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Showing posts with label merlot. Show all posts
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Merlot #1
Switching gears from Chardonnay to Merlot... The first merlot I purchased was Lindemans Bin 40 Merlot.
While not bad chilled, it definitely tastes better closer to room temperature.
What I like most is that right on the bottle it tells you the timeframe in which to drink it: three years past bottling. The bottle I purchased was a 2009, so if I purchase more I should drink it before 2012. I'd purchase this again.
This wine (the first two glasses of the bottle anyway) were drank after two long nights of studying for my upcoming structures exam.
While not bad chilled, it definitely tastes better closer to room temperature.
What I like most is that right on the bottle it tells you the timeframe in which to drink it: three years past bottling. The bottle I purchased was a 2009, so if I purchase more I should drink it before 2012. I'd purchase this again.
This wine (the first two glasses of the bottle anyway) were drank after two long nights of studying for my upcoming structures exam.
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