Sterling Vineyards
Napa Valley Merlot
Napa Valley, California, USA
$7.99 @ Costco. Easy drinking, blackberry, currant and raisin. Decent for the price.
$7.99 @ Costco. Easy drinking, blackberry, currant and raisin. Decent for the price.
Apr 3rd, 2016
A very green merlot. Bright, clear, deep ruby color, pink watery rim, med. stain, no gas or sediment.
Clean, medium intensify peppery nose, black cherry black currant, smoke & spice from the oak on the nose.
Dry and peppery on the palate, extremely tannic with medium acidity, dark cherry fruit, dark plum, some very woody notes. Bitter and metallic notes crashing the party that tells me this is industrial-grade American wine. Medium body, medium complexity, short finish. Poor balance. A cab drinker's merlot, lacking in much of the vanilla or big fruit. A bit of a bummer to drink.
A very green merlot. Bright, clear, deep ruby color, pink watery rim, med. stain, no gas or sediment.
Clean, medium intensify peppery nose, black cherry black currant, smoke & spice from the oak on the nose.
Dry and peppery on the palate, extremely tannic with medium acidity, dark cherry fruit, dark plum, some very woody notes. Bitter and metallic notes crashing the party that tells me this is industrial-grade American wine. Medium body, medium complexity, short finish. Poor balance. A cab drinker's merlot, lacking in much of the vanilla or big fruit. A bit of a bummer to drink.
No me he tomado esto en mucho tiempo. Muy rico.
No me he tomado esto en mucho tiempo. Muy rico.
Jan 30th, 2015
also enjoyed this with the stew and it slightly outbeat the educated guess Merlot. majority voted.
also enjoyed this with the stew and it slightly outbeat the educated guess Merlot. majority voted.
Jan 11th, 2015
Excellent 10' Napa, decanted for an hour it as great
Excellent 10' Napa, decanted for an hour it as great
Oct 17th, 2014
"Berry good" - an old favorite that still lives up to its reputation.
"Berry good" - an old favorite that still lives up to its reputation.
Jul 20th, 2014Soft and full of fruit with rich & spice notes. Good value wine for anybody
Soft and full of fruit with rich & spice notes. Good value wine for anybody
Jul 15th, 2014Not much of a merlot person but this was very good. Rich oak taste which was almost overwhelming but still wonderful with Italian food.
Not much of a merlot person but this was very good. Rich oak taste which was almost overwhelming but still wonderful with Italian food.
Jul 13th, 2014