Wines of the Week

I received this bottle as a gift many years ago. Decided to give it a try last weekend. Not bad, but not great either.

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Donating two cases of Bordeaux to a charity we support... case of Chateau Calon-Segur St Estephe 2000, and a case of Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion 1996 & 1999
 

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Going to need to throw a couple serious wine drinking parties soon...only a quarter of our wine storage has been reduced...and may have a serious buyer for our HI house...
 
I’m at an Embassy Suites in Tucson and they gave me a glass of Merlot served in a used Jelly glass jar at happy hour tonight for Free! Just thought thought you might want to know.
 
Just got back from a trip to Paso Robles with the wife. 18 bottle of wine. Flew them home as checked luggage. Can’t wait to start breaking them open. So many good ones from that area.


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Brute said:
Going to need to throw a couple serious wine drinking parties soon...only a quarter of our wine storage has been reduced...and may have a serious buyer for our HI house...
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Not sure I could pull off a flight to HI but a long weekend and trip to Washington might be doable for free wine... when's the party?

My fridge (and closet stockpile) is about empty and i'm not going wine shopping until the behind the cellar door event in Amador Co. CA. Good thing I've been on a diet and avoiding the vino otherwise I'd go crazy.
 
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Got an early birthday gift from a good friend. He got it from a local wine boutique that just opened up. Said the lady inside told him it was a hard to find Spanish Merlot. A google search told me that it’s a gas station wine with a fancy label lol. That being said, it’s not absolutely terrible, but it’s not absolutely astounding either. It has a lot of black cherry notes though, which I don’t mind.

Maybe Brute knows anything about it? Lol


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Got an early birthday gift from a good friend. He got it from a local wine boutique that just opened up. Said the lady inside told him it was a hard to find Spanish Merlot. A google search told me that it’s a gas station wine with a fancy label lol. That being said, it’s not absolutely terrible, but it’s not absolutely astounding either. It has a lot of black cherry notes though, which I don’t mind.

Maybe Brute knows anything about it? Lol


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You're right...really hard to find Spanish merlot...
 
longarmwj said:
Hmm. Not sure if sarcasm or legitimate lol. I can’t find hardly anything about it. Just a couple of mediocre reviews.


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I wasnt trying to be sarcastic...the two main red grape varietials that come to mind when talking about Spanish wines are Tempranillo & Garnacha...however, like Italy, some vintners have been experimenting and planting merlot...mostly used in Bordeaux style blends...and I've never tasted or seen a Spanish wine that is primarily merlot...
 
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