Tasting - Frontera Merlot

 1) 


2) 


3) Frontera, Merlot, Chile, Concha y Toro winery near Santiago, 2009, $5

4) Review from viviano: Bold red wine aged 11 years tastes a little like red fruit nd black fruits used to  make cough syrup nice tawny color still drinkable

5) From Wine folly pages 131-132, Merlot is loved for its boisterous black cherry flavors, supple tannins, and smokey or chocolatey finish. Flavors shown are cherry, plum, chocolate, dried herbs, and vanilla. Grown mostly in france but found in lots of places

6) I drank this with no food. smells like dark cherries and even smells a little heavy. doesnt have a lot of fruit flavors. tastes very bold but not overly tannic. tastes oaky and like I am drinking dirt. definitely not my thing. Overall: 6.3/10

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tasting - Winking owl Sauv Blanc

Image
 1.  2.  3. Winking Owl, Sauvignon Blanc, United States, California, 2017, $2.99 4. Review from Viviano, This white wine opens nose of citrus and floral. It is dry with light citrus and acidity. flavors of green apple, peach, and citrus 5. From wine folly, A unique tasting white wine with strong herbaceous flavors that are derived from compounds called methoxypyrazines. Flavors include gooseberry, honeydew, grapefruit, white peach, and passion fruit. Made in many different places. pages 165-166 6. I had this wine with no food. The feel in the mouth was very light and dry but not crazy dry. I did not taste a lot of the herbaceous flavors described in the book. I tasted more green apple and citrus flavors. Maybe a little lemon too. I did not enjoy it as much as the other wines I've tasted so far. It said on the bottle to pair this with seafood or light pasta dishes so I will have to try that next time. Overall rating 7.0/10
Read more