Name: Summit
Estates Sweet Merlot
Variety: Merlot
Region: Columbia
Valley, Washington
Country: United
States
Year: 2009
Price: $8.99
Winery review: “An
interesting take on Merlot – slightly sweeter with a little more residual
sugar. Great flavors toasty marshmallow vanilla, cherry, and plum. Good balance
that does not make this syrupy or cloying.” 90 pts – Beverage Dynamics.
My review: This wine
was definitely interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever had a red wine that tasted
sweet until this one. The nose is very faint. I tried other red wines right
before this wine and they had a really strong smell compared to this one. I
barely smelled a hint of berries and it did not smell alcoholic at all. The taste
was just like the nose, very weak. All I could catch was a nice, mellow
sweetness in the mid palate. The sweetness disappeared by the end, leaving the
usual drier, red wine taste in your mouth. I actually did really like this wine
because it was not overpowering. I did not try this wine with food.
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