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This estate is in a cool, limestone terroir on the eastern side of Saint- Emilion, and it's been firing on all...
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Bottle: $97.06
This estate is in a cool, limestone terroir on the eastern side of Saint- Emilion, and it's been firing on all...
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93-95 The 2021 Laroque is a standout. Bright and racy, with tremendous persistence, Laroque stakes its claim as...
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The 2020 Le Prieuré is so elegant and nuanced. As always, readers will find a Saint-Émilion built on linear...
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This is a Masseto that is its own now with balance and harmony. It shows delicate chocolate and berry character with...
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This is a phenomenal pure merlot with blueberries, raspberries and hints of milk chocolate. Some nutmeg too. Full...
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The violets and blackberries show wonderfully on the nose here, yet this remains subtle and complete with hints of...
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The violets and flowers with some asphalt and blackberries are so enticing on the nose. Green olives, too. It’s...
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Produced entirely form Merlot grapes in a Vineyard located on the higher part of the Ruffoli hill in the heart of...
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Powerful and saturated, with black cherry, plum, cedar, iron and wild herb aromas and flavors, this is also tightly...
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It is my job to come up with words to describe a wine, but the 2016 La Ricolma left me speechless. "Wow" is all I...
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Deep ruby-red in color, with concentrated notes of crushed black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, and a touch of balsam....
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Deep ruby-red in color, with concentrated notes of crushed black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, and a touch of balsam....
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2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Aromas of walnuts and bark with some toasted oak and red fruit. Tapenade and violets, too. Changes all the time. This...
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Merlot 1.5Ltr

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.