St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

It's time for some Merlot on this#MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

This 23-year-old Merlot based Bordeaux is still drinking very nicely.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Very dry on the palate with a nice mouthfeel.

Showing black plums, cooked cherries, oak, herbs, vanilla, licorice, spices, tobacco leaf, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark coffee, dark chocolates, earth and wet leaves.

Medium plus in length on the finish, with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a very tasty wine from the great 2000 vintage in Bordeaux. Will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 to 10 years.

Showing nice complexity, soft and smooth.

Lost some of the fruits by now, but still very enjoyable by itself, and even better with food.

13% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$200.

It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday.

Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Nice fresh nose of blueberries, cherries, black currants, oak, licorice, plums, sweet spice, earth, herbs, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark coffee and dark chocolates.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, coffee, licorice, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs and black pepper.

Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 22 year old, from the great 2000 vintage, is drinking very nicely now. Feels very young, and has a lot of years in it.

Nicely balanced with a nice, smooth mouthfeel. Spicy and entertaining.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

I had it blind, and called it correctly including the Vintage, which only shows that it is very typical as one might expect it to be.

Good by itself or with food. Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime.

13% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$55 (at release)

Such a nice value upper $20s back at release ... Last btl still singing👊👊🍷🍷