Michel-Schlumberger Merlot 1998
Merlot
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Vintage
1998
Size
750ML
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Winemaker Notes
Merlot requires less heat to ripen than other Bordeaux varieties and really benefits from the extended ripening time offered in the cooler years. With harvest arriving later in 1998, there was plenty of time to develop ripe fruit flavors suggesting mulberry, raspberry and cherry. The cold temperatures and extended ripening time also brought flavors of cedar and spice and a structure that will age beautifully.
Merlot from this property makes a classic wine, a wine of stature that improves markedly with even a few years in the bottle. The aroma of ripe red fruit is the driving force in the young 1998 Merlot, making it immediately appealing, while the cedar-y aromas in the background provide the foundation for flavors that will open with age. Full and just a bit edgy now, it has tremendous depth of flavor and will grow and mature for many more years. This is a wine that will go nicely with food flavored with aromatic herbs. - Winemaker Fred Payne
EPCMSRMET_1998 Item# 26808