Variety: 100% Merlot
Region: South Eastern Australia
Country: Australia
Year: 2021
Price: $6.50
Critic review: Surprisingly tasty. Nice and mellow with good amount of sweetness. Overflowing with red cherry, blackcurrants, blueberry. Overall good enough to enjoy occasionally. Orph x (12/17/2021) 3.5/5
Wine Folly: pg 131 Merlot in general: Cherry was the most fruit prominent flavor for me, but I didn't get much chocolate, dried herbs, or vanilla. I could find some plum if I was really searching for it. This merlot was more spicy than anything. I didn't decant this wine for 30 minutes. I'm noticing a trend with not decanting wine. Noted for next time!
My review: This wine was pretty good. The spice I picked up was pepper, but not as strong as black pepper, maybe green or white. I liked the dryness of the wine and the cherry flavor in the background. There wasn't too much of a finish, but my mouth definitely felt those tannins.
Also, I decided to hold onto this wine for a few days and see how the taste developed. After about a day, the wine tasted pretty similar to when I first opened it. However, as time went on, the tannins and the spice softened to bring out the cherry more. I enjoyed this wine more once the cherry was expressed, but after about a week, the wine started to get worse.
I didn't have any food with this wine, but here's another casual picture of me and the wine:
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