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Swanson Vineyards 2004 Estate Merlot

Started by jpower · 10 months ago

Is there any varietal more maligned these days than Merlot? It has gone from being trendy to love to being trendy to hate. Even Miles in Sideways exclaims, “No, if anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am NOT drinking any ****ing Merlot!” Never mi ... Continue reading »

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  • Björn

    10 months ago

    I know that in some countries you can call a wine by the name of the grape that is most prevalent, but my question is: is this a blend or a Merlot?
    I mean, you say that it's "primarily Merlot," but to me a Merlot is 100% Merlot. Even Pétrus is not a Merlot, it's a Pomerol, and it contains 95% of Merlot most of the time.
    And yes, I am sure that many, even in Europe, (think of the incompetence of "famous" jurymembers, soon to be seen in a movie) would mistake something containing Syrah for being a Bordeaux, but I don't buy that.
    I mean, I could have understood it if it would have been Malbec, but that is originally a Bordelais grape.
    I'm sure that the wine is wonderful and I will try it if I can find it over here, and keep this review in the back of my mind, so I thank you for the review!
    Have a great day!
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  • jpower

    10 months ago

    In the US we tend to call a wine by the variety of grape that makes up the majority of the juice. That is where I am from, where the wine is from, and where I drank it, so that's how it should be labeled. If I were drinking a French or Italian wine I would use their conventions. Pretty standard,actually.
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  • Björn

    10 months ago

    I know that, Joe, and to each his own, long live freedom!
    I just don't go for the "We do it like this over here, it's not really accurate, but we just do it like this over here. These are our conventions, leave us alone" attitude. That's the reason why some countries are still in the middle-ages.
    Anywho, no need for a pointless discussion. You are absolutely right, Joe, have a nice day!
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