Region: Maipo Valley, Chile
Vineyards: Santa Ema
Grapes:100% Merlot
Oak: 10 months in French Oak.
Price: $10.
Tasting Notes
Look: It was dark purple.
Smell: Bold for a Merlot. Other than that, we lack the vocabulary, but it smelled like a Pinot Noir.
Attack: Pepper was one of the first tastes we noticed.
Evolution: Not so much berry, but more like grape. The pepper went away after a few sips.
Finish: Light and smooth. The taste didn't last long once you swallowed.
We each had a glass of this wine with dinner last night (T-bone steak, rice and broccoli). The other half of the bottle was used to make tonight's dinner: Boeuf Bourguignon (yes, the one from Julie and Julia), which, by the way, smells absolutely amazing right now. We're using the Joy of Cooking recipe, but I'm probably going to try to buy Niki a copy of Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking if this turns out to be as amazing as it smells. The wine was very good for a Merlot. It received 90 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and it is worth every penny of the $10 we paid for it.
Dinner tonight was AMAZING! The whole thing tasted like beef, wine, and delicious. This wine was definitely a good choice for cooking.
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