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Le
Mistral Merlot
£6.60 per 75cl sold in boxes of 6 bottles
This wine is named after the Mistral, a cold wind that blows through the
south of France drying the vines and preventing disease. This
well-balanced
Merlot is designed as an easy to drink,
approachable style of wine. It can therefore be as easily paired with
pizza and pasta as with your Sunday roast.
Colour: Deep, almost black red
with a purple tint
Nose: Intense and complex with
lots of ripe, black fruit, vanilla and chocolate. There are also
hints of black pepper and elegant wood. As this wine matures the spicy,
chocolate, mocha and truffle notes will develop, with less obvious fruit.
Palate: Well balanced with
good structure, soft, ripe tannins
and
excellent length.
Drink:
Now until 2012
Available vintages: 2007, 2008
3rd Party Reviews On ‘Le Mistral’ (Merlot):-
"It has a deep purple appearance with an initial palate of complex black
fruits, spice and hints of pepper leaving the palate with hints of chocolate and
mocha. The soft, ripe tannins make this an extremely enjoyable glass of
wine. Perfect with your Sunday roast. "
Irish Times, November 2008
"Wonderfully plum jam nose and lots of crunchy young berry fruit. Very good
acidity, a very serious wine."
Jim Wilson, Purchasing Director, Berkmann Wine Cellars, 2003
"Soft, plummy and quite rich with dark berry fruits and a touch of
chocolate complexity coming through right at the finish"
David Dickenson, MD 3D Wines, 2003
"Vibrant and very fruity … Palate has well defined tannins and … very good
length. Quite rich with plenty of complexity, which can only develop with a year
or two … 88/100 (excellent)"
Andy Barrow,
http://www.andys-scribblings.co.uk/, 2003
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