2003 Maucamps Cru Bourgeois

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This baby blew me away at a recent French Estate tasting. This sexy thing is from Haut-Médoc Bordeaux, which is Left-Bank. It goes against the grain by doing a wine more Merlot than Cabernet … [Read more...]

2008 Black Ridge Vintner’s Reserve Merlot – $9

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The Black Ridge Cellars Vintner’s Reserve Merlot, is one of those wines you don’t expect much from. The folks who make the wine don’t bother to mention much about the wine on their website. … [Read more...]

2006 Domain Menada Tcherga – $10

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This is a first for me, a wine from the Thracian Valley Region of Bulgaria. A red blend of 70%Merlot and 30% Rubin (a cross of Syrah and Nebbiolo). The name Tcherga refers to the folk craft rugs made … [Read more...]

2001 Arboleda Merlot – $15

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Talk about an end of the bin special, this is a Chilean Merlot from the Colchagua Valley that has nine years of bottle age. Now most wines in the under $20 category are not made to be cellared for too … [Read more...]

2005 Lapis Luna Merlot – $9

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Lapis Luna loosely translated means "blue moon".  What is a blue moon?  A blue moon is when two full moon's occur in the same month.  There are 41 blue moon's each century.  The next blue moon … [Read more...]