2005 St. Clement Merlot - Napa Valley, California $20. This wine is composed of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the majority of the merlot grapes come from Los Caneros, a cooler climate for merlot. My main reaction to this wine is that it is overoaked. The nose is oakey, and on the palate it is very oakey. It seems like there might be some good fruit to the wine but the oak overpowers all, and that is unfortunate. This wine came recommended to me as a merlot that cabernet drinkers might like due to the wine having more to it than your average merlot, maybe it did but all that really came through is the oak, so I couldn't tell. It would be interesting to taste the St. Clement Cabernet to see the oak influence on that wine. I'd pass on this 'un.
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