Tag Archives: Merlot

Red Wine: Fork in the Road, Oliver block 249 Red, Okanagan, Canada

85 Points – $25

A blend of Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot aged in French and American oak. Dark red with a nose of red fruit, chocolate and lavender. Flavors of strawberries and licorice. Flavor fades to asphalt and tannin too quickly in finish. – 14% alcohol

Fork in the Road Oliver block 249 Red Okanagan Canada

Red Wine: Oculus Mission Hills Family Estate – Okanagan Valley, Canada

92 Points – $69

Revisited. Last tried in 2005 the wine was young and tannic. 10 years later it has smoothed. Dark black with a tawny edge. Aromas of red berries, chocolate and spice. Flavors of dark blackberry, cedar and raspberry. Along truffle and chocolate finish.

A Bordeaux blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. -14 % alcohol

Oculus Mission Hills

Red Wine: Menage a Trois, 2013, California

88 Points – $16

A blend of Zinfandel, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Jammy raspberry and plum nose and blackberry and raspberry flavors. Sweet finish.  Good for grilled meats and chicken dishes.

menage a trois california red wine 2013

Name: Menage a Trois – Folie a Deux

Grape: Zinfandel, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: California

Maker: Trinchero Family Estate

Alcohol: 13.5%

Red Wine: Beringer Knights Valley Meritage, 2008, California.

90 Points – $40

A full nose of earth, stone, mushroom and oak. A plush mouthful of blackberry, coffee, cherry and earth with a nice tart finish. Good meritage.

Red Wine

Name: Beringer Knights Valley Meritage

Grape: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, Malbec

Region: California, USA

Maker: Beringer Vineyards

Price: $40

Alcohol: 14.2%

Red Wine: Arele Parziale Appassimento Vino Roso, 2010, Italy.

90 Points – $22

Named after the trays used for drying the grapes before pressing, this easy drinking red wine with a fruity, berry nose and sweet flavors of berry and fresh fruit is an easy favorite with pasta on hot summer days. Very good.

 

Red Wine

Name: Arele Parziale Appassimento Vino Roso

Grape: Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, Oseleta, Merlot

Region: Italy

Maker: Tommasi Viticoltori

Price: $22

Alcohol: 13%

 

 

Red Wine: Sandhill 2005 Two, Okanagan, Canada

90 Points – $39

This Bordeaux styled wine is a blend of wines that have been aged 16 months in French and American oak. Complex in smell this dark red wine exudes the aromas of blackberries, plums and spice. A full mouthful of dark spices, pepper, plum and oak finish in a long smooth fashion. An ageable wine from the small lots program. Very good stuff here.

Red Wine

Name: Sandhill 2005 Two

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon 53%, Merlot 33%, Cabernet Franc 14%

Region: Okanagan, Canada

Maker: Sandhill

Price: $39

Alcohol: 14%

Red Wine: Haut Medoc, 2003, France.

90 Points – $45

Dark Ruby color with a blackberry and leather nose. Tasting of fruit, cherry and blackberry with a long peppery finish. 90 point. A Bourdeau wine from the higher (haut) area of Medoc. Bourdeau wines are a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes with the occasional addition of malbec or other minor regional grapes.

Year: 2003

Grape: Red Blend; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Region: France

Maker: Chateau Bernadotte

Price Range: 45 Dollars

Alcohol: 13 %