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l'Étoile de Rachelle, Merlot - 2008 (750)

Item # 19268

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Color: Red
Vintage: 2008
Country: France
Region: Vin de Pays
Producer: Etoile de Rachelle
Grape Variety: Merlot

Bottle Price: $9.99 $6.99
You Save: 30%
Case of 12: $107.89 $75.49

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Tasting Notes

There's almost no other wine with the jubilant character and broad appeal of a friendly, fruit-driven Merlot. This one comes from the south of France, and it is simply everything you want in an everyday red wine: soft, velvety, and enticing, it's seductive and drinkable any night of the week. A Vin de Pays from the Aude in Languedoc.

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Merlot

The next time you hear someone say they never touch Merlot, tell them that it's too bad, because you were just about to open a few bottles of Château Pétrus and Le Pin, and you have no one to share them with. Some wine drinkers are quick to dismiss varieties that become too fashionable, but Merlot is popular for good reason. It has one of the most impressive and distinctive textures of any wine,...
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