Chalk Hill Estate Bottled Merlot, Chalk Hill, USA

白堊酒莊裝瓶梅洛干紅葡萄酒

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The surprisingly fine, dense ruby-colored 2001 Merlot Estate exhibits a sweet nose of chocolatey black cherries, herbs, and mocha, red as well as black fruits, and subtle oak. This is a tasty, complex Merlot for drinking now and over the next 4-5 years. Tel. (707) 838-4306; Fax (707) 838-9687

There seems to be a great deal of new oak here, to judge by the fresh, strong aromas of vanilla, cedar and smoky char, but those scents mesh well with the cassis, mocha, peat and anise that come from fruit. There’s also a leathery thing going on, a little sweaty, but it adds a spicy complexity. ——S.H.(12/1/2005)—— 89