Comments on: Merlot- Why Such a Bad Rap? – Episode #171

By: John J.

John J. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:42:02 +0000

qotd: best merlot I had in the past year is the best merlot. had a 96 Petrus, a lucky find for me. don’t drink alot of merlot though really.

A vin jaune episode Gary would be fun to watch

By: Philly Boy

Philly Boy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:25:52 +0000

Haven’s.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:26:39 +0000

ran across this epesode because I was searching for epesodes that contained stuff from blackstone but glad I watched, good to see some older WLTV ( I just started watching about a year ago ) and I’m a big fan of merlot and have a tough time branching out on reds, it’s something about the merlots that I really like the taste of.

I am liking the blackstone riesling 2005 (available at the grocery store) we are drinking tonight, was actually debating picking up the merlot insted some what glad I didn’t.

By: Kell Brigan

Kell Brigan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:04:25 +0000

I read in an interview that in Sideways the Chevel Blanc (a blend of merlot & cab franc) was included specifically as an insider joke for vinophiles. And, it kind of shows that the main character is a bit of a phony (albeit, still a nice guy) in terms of his wine knowledge. So, the bashing of merlot and cab franc had nothing to do with their actual quality. (Ah, but isn’t the history of wine full of such stories? Personally, I find myself lusting for a Sophia rose solely because they wrap it in pink tulle. Have no idea what it tastes like, but the bottle makes me feel pretty.)

By: Phredd

Phredd — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:51:10 +0000

I’ve never really liked merlot, since I first began to enjoy wines. Not sure why. It just seems kind of flat for me compared to the many other interesing varietals out there. There must be one out there I would like. I’ll keep looking….

By: rap

rap — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:41:39 +0000

no bad…

By: monden

monden — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:49:47 +0000

I have two favorite merlot: one that is quite inexpensive, and one a little bit pricier. The first is the spanish merlot Torres Atrium, 15$ can. wich translates to 12,50$ us. Amazing fruit, espacially if lightely chilled. The second one is 25$ can. so i guess about 20$ us and it’s the Vistorta from Italian producer Brandolini. I have to mention for the record that these prices include taxes in canadian dollars, so it makes it even more interesting. Our tax is 13%.

I thought it would be interesting to mention 2 countrys that are not known for their merlot production. The italian merlot is an amazing italian food wine. The first one is a great summer wine.

By: Grif

Grif — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:08:51 +0000

Iâ€™ve been working my way from episode #1 forward. This was the first time you did a wine that I had in my collection. Itâ€™s the 2004 Trinchero Family Merlot. My palate needs educating so I tried to learn from this. Normally when I open a bottle I pour some into a glass to bring the level down to the wider part of the bottle exposing a larger surface area to the air. But to get the same experience as you I followed your procedure which in this case was only about 2 hours through the neck of the bottle exposing a sub-dime size surface area of wine. I wish I could detect the flavors you can. We did both like the wine. I found with more breathing that the oak monster came out to play. This was fine with me, I love the oak monster.

By: kd

kd — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:51:26 +0000

OMG….did he say rotten cardboard with a fruit salad on top!! That was hilarious! I have to say if you want a decent merlot….go to the 15-20$ range. The Blackstone Napa Valley Merlot is so much better, you would hardly know it was the same winery. It’s about $17 a bottle.

Although, my favorite merlot of late is the Summerland Santa Barbara county merlot $16. It’s a softer merlot, so it’s an excellent drinking wine. Not my favorite with food, but it has its moments. And it’s 100% merlot, so you dont get that spicy note from the Shiraz.

By: Malarkey

Malarkey — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:01:44 +0000

Regusci Merlot, from the Napa Valley, definitely a fruit bomb, and not cheap at 45 “bones” But I’ve enjoyed it immensely.