Archer Cellars
California Merlot
California, USA
It’s ok. Don’t love it. A good berry flavor with some complexity but a spice that I can’t put my finger on lingers afterward that I don’t really care for. But drinkable.
It’s ok. Don’t love it. A good berry flavor with some complexity but a spice that I can’t put my finger on lingers afterward that I don’t really care for. But drinkable.
Jan 25th, 2019Not so impressed as other reviewers! I found it flat and not very interesting! I like to keep things positive!....just not for me!
Not so impressed as other reviewers! I found it flat and not very interesting! I like to keep things positive!....just not for me!
Jan 30th, 2017Love the hints of berry in this wine
Love the hints of berry in this wine
Jul 30th, 2016
Dry, jammy -- cherry, plum, blackberry, and a hint of strawberry. Medium body, smooth tannins. #brightcellars
Dry, jammy -- cherry, plum, blackberry, and a hint of strawberry. Medium body, smooth tannins. #brightcellars
Jun 7th, 2016Semi-opaque, red with a slightly amber hue. Relatively straight-forward, fruity nose with a touch of hay in the nose (nice hay, not like barnyard!). Really smooth, full body. The off-dry flavor profile has a lovely, light peppery-ness that floats over juicy, ripe blackberry. Gentle oak almost gets completely swept up in the big, ripe berry flavors of this wine, but is present. The thick, fuzzy tannins catch up with you in the finish, but are not at all unpleasant. There is enough acid to the wine to keep it from feeling flat, and is quite nice.
Overall, I think this is a really beautiful wine that would likely pair well with an array of food and cheeses. Of the cheeses I tried it with, it was particularly beautiful with the San Joaquin Gold (reminiscent of Parmesan)--which made the berry flavors of the wine almost jammy--a cow's milk cheese with a basil crust and and Swiss and almond spread.
This was a wine I received from Bright Cellars.
Semi-opaque, red with a slightly amber hue. Relatively straight-forward, fruity nose with a touch of hay in the nose (nice hay, not like barnyard!). Really smooth, full body. The off-dry flavor profile has a lovely, light peppery-ness that floats over juicy, ripe blackberry. Gentle oak almost gets completely swept up in the big, ripe berry flavors of this wine, but is present. The thick, fuzzy tannins catch up with you in the finish, but are not at all unpleasant. There is enough acid to the wine to keep it from feeling flat, and is quite nice.
Overall, I think this is a really beautiful wine that would likely pair well with an array of food and cheeses. Of the cheeses I tried it with, it was particularly beautiful with the San Joaquin Gold (reminiscent of Parmesan)--which made the berry flavors of the wine almost jammy--a cow's milk cheese with a basil crust and and Swiss and almond spread.
This was a wine I received from Bright Cellars.
