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    Splurge-worthy Merlot

    by  • July 8, 2010 • All Posts, Varietal Tastings • 0 Comments

    Here’s where I run into trouble with Merlot… I’m just really more of a Cabernet Sauvignon person. I like the structure and tannins and masculine intensity of Cab, so smooth Merlot — with a quite similar fruit profile much of the time — just hits me as wimpy by comparison. In all honesty, the lower-priced Merlots [...]

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