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Falesco Merlot

I commented a couple days ago about merlot-haters, but one thing I failed to mention is that these consumers may just misunderstand merlot.  They may have just tasted the wrong merlot.  One of the things I like about merlot is that it can have a number of different personalities.  It’s grown all over the world, […]
Garzón Tannat
4.5

Review: Garzón Reserva Tannat

181 Merlot

How about another merlot review?  I thought you’d like that idea. 181. You may have seen this wine or another one from the Noble Vines family in shops and wondered what it’s all about.  The labels are simple.  It’s just a number and a varietal name.  But what does it mean? The numbers represent vine […]
Garzón Tannat
4.5

Review: Garzón Reserva Tannat

181 Merlot

I really want to like this wine.  The overall look of the packaging is clean and simple but the blazoned red “181” on the black label is striking.  I also like the choice of tapered meritage-glass for the bottle.  It looks premium and very up-market.  As I review the wine, I find myself taking a […]
Garzón Tannat
4.5

Review: Garzón Reserva Tannat

Randall Harris Merlot

Let me actually start this review with a disclaimer.  There’s a lot of discussion among wine reviewers/wine bloggers about potential “conflict of interest” related to their reviews.  The conflict scenario is typically an instance when a review is done for a wine and the reviewer has received something of value from the producer of the […]
Garzón Tannat
4.5

Review: Garzón Reserva Tannat