N.V. Baldwin Merlot Proprietor’s Reserve - USA, New York (9/4/2009)
We went to a local informal restaurant that usually has some decent wines by the glass. Unfortunately, they are doing a NYS wine promotion focusing on the wines of this producer. Amy and I were both having dishes that were not white-wine friendly. White usually being a better bet with NYS wines. The waiter said he had tasted this and it was “quite good”. He even convinced us to go for a bottle at $20 rather than purchase by the glass. It’s just as well that I don’t know where he lives.
The nose has hints of the cherry and chocolate typical of Merlot, but there’s an added component of stewed cabbage and V-8 Juice that really doesn’t work here. On the palate, the wine has a definite, if off-putting, tingle on the tongue along with some sweet cherry candy that seems like artificial flavor. Since I was able to drink most of a glass without puking, I gave it a score in the 60s rather than the 50s. Not recommended. (65 pts.)
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