Sunday, March 10, 2013

Tasting - Gallo Family White Merlot

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Name: Gallo Family White Merlot
Variety: Merlot
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: NV
Price: $4.95 (Kroger)

Shop Review:
Our White Merlot offers all the flavor of the Merlot grape - ripe plum, blueberry, and hints of cranberry - in a lighter-bodied, brighter style.

My Review:
The bouquet in White Merlot was strong of buttered plums and raisins. Because of this, I was not warmed up to this wine like most other wines. The thought of butter in some wines is fine, but the thought of pouring butter over plums just doesn't seem appetizing. The aromas of the raisins carried over strongly into the flavor of the wine, and was accented with cherries and topped off with a sprinkle of sugar. This White Merlot is a semi-sweet wine, but I think the smell is enough to keep it of my return to list.

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