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| Community Tasting Notes (average 80.7 pts. and median of 81 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by HWgeek on 1/29/2021 & rated 81 points: Probably will cook with the last bottle, its such a boring one dimensional merlot, pretty sad. (694 views) | | | Tasted by HWgeek on 4/11/2020 & rated 81 points: Thin on the palate with a cherry tart finish, very one dimensional. Very basic cheap Merlot. (817 views) | | | Tasted by HWgeek on 2/2/2020 & rated 81 points: Nothing special, okay drinker. Won’t buy again as it’s more gimmicky than anything else. It’s an average merlot at best (697 views) | | | Tasted by codebender on 11/22/2019 & rated 75 points: Crisp and lean, rough with little depth. (779 views) |
| Vampire Vineyards Producer web siteMerlotMerlot 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.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
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Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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