Red Wines
Merlot
Columbia Valley
Washington
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Date Printed: 5/24/2013
Charles Smith Velvet Devil Merlot 2011
Charles Smith Velvet Devil Merlot 2011
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search item no.
121092)
Decanter rating:
88 points
PRICE ON 5/24/2013:
$12.99
Winemaker's Notes:
Classic Merlot aromas of dark cherries, cedar, pipe tobacco. Anise, stone and cherry blossoms. Yeah, believe it! Super smooth....a true Velvet Devil.
Blend: 83% Merlot, 8% Malbec, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Syrah
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118875)
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About Charles Smith:
First there was K Vintners, then the Magnificent Wine Company and now winemaker Charles Smith brings you his latest revelation. Charles Smith Wines: The Modernist Project is a response to how people generally consume wine today, that is immediately…as in immediately after being purchased at a market, restaurant or bar, to be drunk straight away. Wine in this category is typically either simple, or is a wine that would be much better a few years down the road. 'Modernist Project' wines are about putting as much into the bottle as possible. The intent is to create wines to be enjoyed now, but with typicity with regards to variety—that is merlot that tastes like merlot—and to the vineyard—wine that tastes like where it was grown. The wines are full of flavor, balanced, and true to their place of origin.