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California merlot...

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In Reply to: RE: Merlot tasting... posted by triodesteve on June 13, 2011 at 21:55:41

IMO, Napa and other places suffer the push towards fruit bombing when making merlot, as well as not blending enough other grapes into them. The grape has a softness from low tannins to begin with without over ripening it.
I've had some excellent merlots from California. The first that comes to mind are some Markham from 8 or 10 years ago, and some recent Chappellet's.
But if you want it done right, search out some of the merlot dominant blends from the right bank of Bordeaux.

Edits: 06/14/11

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RE: California merlot... - triodesteve 15:20:34 06/14/11 (1)
- Tannins - jimbill 19:21:22 06/14/11 (0)

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