Villa San-Juliette

Paso Robles Merlot

8.926 ratings
8.11 pro ratings
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
Merlot
Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
"Odedi"

Deep, dark purple in color with a brownish rim.

Extremely fruity on the nose with blackberries, figs, raisins, sweet cranberries, vanilla, cedar, licorice, spices and black pepper.

Full bodied and bold with nice long legs and a great mouthfeel.

On the palate, plums, blackberries, cherries, earth, wood, leather, vanilla, light chocolate, spices and peppercorn.

Long finish with big, bold tannins and bitter almonds.

13.5 % alcohol by volume.

This is a nice Merlot that aged well and is ready now for the picking. Took 3 hours to fully open up. Please be patient.
Great wine, for a very inexpensive price.

Aged for16 months, in French oak.

Deep, dark purple in color with a brownish rim.

Extremely fruity on the nose with blackberries, figs, raisins, sweet cranberries, vanilla, cedar, licorice, spices and black pepper.

Full bodied and bold with nice long legs and a great mouthfeel.

On the palate, plums, blackberries, cherries, earth, wood, leather, vanilla, light chocolate, spices and peppercorn.

Long finish with big, bold tannins and bitter almonds.

13.5 % alcohol by volume.

This is a nice Merlot that aged well and is ready now for the picking. Took 3 hours to fully open up. Please be patient.
Great wine, for a very inexpensive price.

Aged for16 months, in French oak.

Jun 16th, 2015
Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

8.1

Decent enough for under $10 from garagiste. Ripe (too), fruity, but good.

Decent enough for under $10 from garagiste. Ripe (too), fruity, but good.

Dec 24th, 2014
Christine Cole

Nice and sweet merlot. Wouldn't be my usual choice, but was a pleasant surprise of a gifted bottle.

Nice and sweet merlot. Wouldn't be my usual choice, but was a pleasant surprise of a gifted bottle.

Jun 8th, 2015
William Gordon

Big and fruity and quintessentially a Paso Robles Merlot but with a surprisingly strong acid structure.

Big and fruity and quintessentially a Paso Robles Merlot but with a surprisingly strong acid structure.

Feb 16th, 2015
David Brown

Value-priced modest merlot

Value-priced modest merlot

Dec 27th, 2014
Michael Khan

Good straight from the bottle. Great value.

Good straight from the bottle. Great value.

Dec 17th, 2014
Ryan Frank

Baking spices, cocoa, coffee.

Baking spices, cocoa, coffee.

Nov 23rd, 2014
Jon Burlison

8.99 garagiste special. Great value. Typically don't like merlot...

8.99 garagiste special. Great value. Typically don't like merlot...

Nov 15th, 2014
Steve Rura

Still too hot, even 1 day later

Still too hot, even 1 day later

Nov 4th, 2014
Sarah Peterson

Liked the 2010. Great for the price!

Liked the 2010. Great for the price!

Oct 26th, 2014