Clos Pegase Estate Bottled Merlot 2016

Don’t know why, but Merlot seems to have gone out of style. Go to any wine store and the Merlot section tends to be rather small. I love the flavor and texture of a really good Merlot. This wine has a beautiful dark garnet color in the glass.  Wonderful aromas of mocha and dark berries with just a hint of herbaceousness.  This wine has a wonderful mouthfeel, round and full.  Flavors of ripe plum and dark berry with a touch of the herbiness and the mocha that I detected in the nose.  I looked up a review for this wine online and saw several that mentioned “red berries.” I get dark berries/dark fruit myself.  The descriptor “red” denotes young fruit to me whereas “dark” indicates a more mature, deep berry flavor.  That is what I get from this wine.  This is an absolutely delicious merlot.

Rating 9.1