The New York Times On Merlot
Poor Merlot. The varietal that has taken so much flak as of late, gets a look from every angle by wine writer Eric Asimov. A varietal responsible for some of the most amazing wines in the world, which Eric points out, that has dropped in U.S. sales before the movie sideways even came out. Thanks to the majority of California Merlots having their roots in the undesirable Central Valley, and French examples grown outside of renowned areas, wine drinkers are rarely greeted with stellar glasses of this wine.
The thing is, tastes change and trends come and go. Merlot will always offer a unique flavor that isn’t duplicated by any other grape. I love quite a few merlots from wineries like Pride, Artesa, and Regusci and would be thrilled if the current trend brought some prices down.
Read [NYTimes.com]
May 10th, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Well said. And Conti Brandolini d’Adda makes a Merlot well worth noting too… Coincidentally, the 2003 Vistorta has just come out and the SAQ is selling it for several dollars cheaper than the 2001 that I love.
May 11th, 2006 at 3:58 pm
Nice, and at $26 sounds like a bargain.
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