Join us with your own Merlot for Merlot Thursday. Let’s bring Merlot back!

by odedi1

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  1. Mollydooker Wines The Scooter Merlot 2020, Mclaren Vale, Australia

    Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim and medium intensity.

    Nice nose with red fruits, light oak, spices, chocolates, licorice and peppercorn.

    Medium bodied with medium acidity.

    Dry on the palate with red currants, cherries, raspberries, earth, black coffee, bitter vegetables, light oak, spices, dark chocolates and peppercorn.

    Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and cranberries.

    This Australian Merlot is drinking nicely now. Earthier than I expected it to be. Feels like a blend of new and old world.

    Showing a soft and plush mouthfeel, and a bit bitter once it opens up.

    Easy drinking and better after a couple of hours of airtime. Changes every 30 minutes in the decanter. Interesting.

    I had a few different vintages years ago, and it is a completely different wine today.

    Aged in American oak barrels. Vegan.

    15.5% alcohol by volume.

    89 points.

    $30.

  2. i love this. i know nothing about merlot and just bought my first bottle on a whim last week to try soon. i am coming on board with you!!

  3. ESBCheech

    I am convinced that Merlot was done in not so much by Sideways, but by its lack of a niche. It’s often described as, “like cab, but softer”, which, if you know anything about the sort of person that fancies themselves a cab drinker, is not gonna work as a sales pitch.

    In reality, it’s maybe a little less tannic, but it’s really very similar to cab and often a lot less green.

  4. l1reynolds

    What’s the pitch? The merlot’s I’ve had have been fine, but nothing special.

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