Community Tasting Note

chambolle wrote:

Sunday, December 13, 2009 - So, is this what Bordeaux has become? Color is quite blood red. The nose is a dead ringer for Washington State merlot -- somewhat bell-peppery, black cherry and hints of sweet cinnamon roll. Do I detect Good n Plenty? On the palate, the wine is a bit thick, tannins just perceptible. Then a slight hollowness at the back palate, followed by a reasonable dose of fruit acidity as a reminder this is wine, after all, not cherry cola. But the finish is sweet, leaving behind a stewed fruit sensation and more than a hint of coffee/cocoa/torrefaction. There is an earthy/peaty quality as well, again a reminder this is actually wine, from grapes grown in dirt, maybe even from France.

This was an inexpensive bottle of wine -- posted off to under $20 a bottle, although it is still seen here and there for quite a bit more. It's definitely a wine you can serve up at a party of occasional wine drinkers with good results. At that, I suppose it is a bargain and good "for what it is." Question is, what is it? Decent, generic, modern "Bore d'Eaux style" wine that might come from anywhere. I'm gonna hazard a wild guess -- might Michel Rolland have anything to do with this wine?

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