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| Drinking window: Drink between 2004 and 2007 (based on 11 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Gambershaw on 9/2/2008 & rated 93 points: Makes me proud to be a native of NC. This is a unique merlot in the sense that it's a pinch sweeter than most Merlots. The body of the wine is present while the initial "shock" of a strong Merlot is absent...making it a great starter for anyone who hasn't tried Merlot...or just doesn't favor them. The aroma of Cherry, Black Currant & Oak is a great, masculine starting point. It finishes with a very feminine rose-like quality. I absolutely love this production and will ALWAYS have plenty in the cellar for formal affairs to back yard grilling. (1662 views) |
| Biltmore Estate Producer websiteMerlotMerlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.North Carolina North Carolina Winegrowers Association |
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