The price tag on this one is certainly above the usually Wine Witch limit. The basic manifesto of Wine Witch is that you do not need to spend more than $15 for a bottle of wine 90-95% of the time. However, you do need some direction for the 5-10% of the time you want to splurge or impress a bit. If Merlot is involved the 2004 from Franciscan is worth your consideration.
This Merlot is made from lots of grapes from several vineyards. While this may negate the whole French terrior thing, it certainly allows the winemaker some room for creativity. Intense is a good word to describe this wine – intense red in the glass verging on crimson – intense nose of black cherries, berries, and cassis. The nose carriers over into very concentrated fruit flavors and it has a long, round finish.
This is a Merlot that can stand up to a side of beef. Cab fanatics will like it but the rest of us will also.
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