Dog House Maxie's Merlot 2004

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    Dog House Maxie's Merlot 2004 Front Label
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    Region

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    Vintage
    2004

    Size
    750ML

    Features
    Screw Cap

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    Blend: 76% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc

    Eager to please with a friendly nose of sweet black cherries, anise and the perfume of iris blossoms. Boysenberry and pomegranate flavors dominate, with toasty and earthy notes fleshing out into a creamy mid-palate. The lingering, chalky finish is complemented by very fine and elegant tannins.

    Food pairings: This wine begs for spaghetti, pizza, lasagna and sharp cheeses with a little bite.

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    The grapes used in Dog House wines are sourced from the best of California's cool-coast growing regions. Winemaker Fritz Meier uses state-of-the-art winemaking and blending techniques to create wines that are approachable, fruit-forward and delivered with mouth-filling flavor and consistency.

    A percentage of the cost of each bottle is donated to Guide Dogs for the Blind, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for the visually impaired through the human-animal bond. Through this partnership, Dog House Winery is reaching out to dog lovers with an affinity for wine and giving back to the community. Enjoy these wines knowing you are contributing to a wonderful cause!

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    Today the fourth most widely planted red variety in the state, Merlot has much to offer. While it bears similarities to Cabernet Sauvignon (its half-sibling), it tends to be lower in both acidity and tannins, giving Merlot wines a mouthfeel that is often perceived as soft, round and plush. These qualities make it an ideal blending partner for Cabernet, the two complementing each other throughout.

    Merlot arrived relatively late to the California wine scene. It wasn’t until the 1970’s when producers like Louis Martini, Sterling and Matanzas Creek—influenced by European Merlot blends—began crafting single varietal versions. These trend-setting bottles opened the eyes of others in the California wine scene and spurred increased plantings. From there, the variety’s lush drinkability led to a surge in popularity, then overplanting (some of it on unsuitable sites) and finally a backlash that was turbo-charged by the infamous 2004 film, Sideways. What most viewers didn't realize was that, as much as Miles derided the variety, the prized wine of his collection—a 1961 Château Cheval Blanc—is made from a blend of Merlot with Cabernet Franc.

    Fine examples of California Merlot—either as a single varietal wine or as part of a blend—can be found from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, the Central Coast and most regions around the state. Merlot wines offer a ripe, sensual mouthful of plummy fruit, suggestions of mint, herbs and vanilla, all carried along by an approachable structure and often, a great potential for improving with age.

    YNG102325_2004 Item# 92285

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