D&D Wine Review

Updated:  We tried a second bottle of the Umbria Merlot and I am happy to say it was a much better wine than the previous bottle indicated.  The wine was very smooth, very deep and definitely had a taste of oak (at least to my inexperienced tastebuds).  It was a very enjoyable, casual wine.  Merlot probably isn’t my first choice when choosing a red wine, so my rating of 3.5 stars is probably lower than others - if you like Merlot, this would be a great wine with a good price tag.

Previous Entry: We must have a skunked bottle - that’s all I can say. I got 3 of these recently because I heard such great things and we didn’t have a good representation of Merlot in our cellar - Robert Parker gave it a 90 and Gary Vaynerchuk (very amusing wine reviewer) gave it an 88. I actually dumped my 2nd glass out. I never do that. I’m hoping that we open another one and it was a fluke. So for now - I guess I’ll just say this is supposed to be a good heavy, yet fruity wine. Its price is very reasonable, anywhere from $12 - $18. We found it at Whole Foods Market, who often give case discounts. I wish I could do a better review for our readers - I can’t even give what I drank one star. If you’ve had this and had a better experience, please post in our comments.

Wine: Italian Merlot
Winery: Umbria Falesco
Year: 2005
Grape(s): 100% Merlot aged 5 - 6 months in barrel
Cost: $14.97
Rating:

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