Saturday, October 19, 2013

Leaping Horse Vineyards Merlot 2007

Variety: Merlot
Country of origin: USA
Wine appellation: California
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: canned cherries, hint of cola
Taste: medium body, canned black cherries, very mild and sweet tannins, hint of chocolate, at the end typical Californian cola flavor, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: chicken mole
Overall score: 3+7+11+5+6+50=82
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: plastic cork
Uncomplicated fruit driven and sweet tannins (although very little) type of Merlot at the peak of bottle maturity. Lenka loves that:-).

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