Grape - Merlot
Alcohol 13.5%
Available from - Waitrose, Asda, Tesco
Price - around a tenner
Appearance - Clear, deep, purple. Legs observed.
Nose - Clean, medium+ intensity, youthful. Black cherry, raspberry, plums. A touch of sweet spice (vanilla).
Palate - Dry, medium+ acid; medium+ body and alcohol; medium length;medium tannin. Black and red cherries, plums. Drinkable now, but would benefit from further ageing.
This is a silky-smooth and very fruity varietal Merlot. The ripeness of the fruit means that it would match up a variety of foods very well. The alcohol is pretty well integrated, although it has the fruit intensity to age if you desire, although it is not one I would go to the trouble of ageing, myself. The length isn't quite what I anticipated but nonetheless it is very palatable and one I will buy again.
