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This bottle of wine was given to us last year by our realtor, Deborah Lopez as a thank you for her business. It's a vanity label from Windsor Vineyards.
I opened this bottle at 7:00am to add to a beef stew as a cooking wine, and then saved the last glass to accompany it.
The presentation was OK. It came in a traditional Bordeaux style bottle. The label has the minimum required information.
It had an amalgamated cork tipped with real cork. There was penetration only through the real cork, and it left no tattoo.
The wine was deeper that I would expect from a Merlot; more like a Cab.
It had a very light nose, but alot of the aroma could have dissipated since I didn't get around to evaluating it until it had been open almost 12 hours.
I had to over-swirl it to get any legs at all, and the post-swirl nose was still lame.
It has a slight wet sponge to the taste, but not enough to make me pour it down the drain.
Stew is about the only meal that I prefer a Bordeaux to accompany, and this Merlot worked fine with it.
The Verdict:
On a par with a Charles Shaw or Gato Negro. (this is not a bad thing)| Style: | Bordeaux |
| Varietals: | Merlot |
| Appellation/Terrior: | California |
| Vintage: | 2003 |
| Vintner: | Windsor Vineyards |
| Alcohol: | 15.3% by Volume |
| Price: | Gift |
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