OK. God knows that Korta is one of my favorite low-priced vineyards, delivering the goods with a decent amount of alcohol. It's the same vineyard that made me fall in love with Petit Verdot.
Now, I am not a huge merlot fan. I never have been. That doesn't mean I'm willing to write off a grape entirely, though, especially since it's from Korta.
The legs on this glass are insane. There are millions of them, coming from nowhere. The nose is tight, so tight that I can't smell anything other than sour and alcohol. And boy, is there alcohol - to the tune of 14.5%.
This wine is a little disappointing on the palate. I don't taste anything until mid-palate, which is bitter. On the finish, I get that burning artificial sweeteners taste, much like I get on the petit verdot. So to me, that's how it's disappointing; it doesn't taste like merlot, it tastes like PV.
Well, I adore Korta, so I can't trash this wine. And, for a PV-lover like myself, it is pretty tasty. I'm just sad that Korta couldn't let the true flavor of merlot shine through.
Cheers!
Kate
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