Red
Long Island Merlot Alliance Merliance Merlot (Long Island)
Long Island · Long Island · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Merlot
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Long Island · Long Island
- Appellation
- Long Island
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carnes vermelhas grelhadas · cordeiro assado · ensopados · queijos envelhecidos · cogumelos selvagens
Rated vintages
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201088 pts
Hints of milk chocolate and graham cracker lend a sweet-spice quality to crisp red-plum and sour-cherry flavors in this brisk but concentrated wine. It's vivaciously fresh with bursts of acidity and a pleasant herbaceousness throughout. It finishes moderately long with layers of…
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200886 pts
The nose is a tad fleshy with ripe red-fruit and sweet spice notes, but the palate is crisp with striking acidity and hints of green leaves and forest floor. It tastes fine now, with ripe, chalky tannins, but it should hold well until at least 2015.
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200786 pts
Well integrated charred oak melds well with ripe blackberry and black plum aromas in this blend of Merlot from a cooperative of Long Island winemakers. This is a full-bodied wine with an intensely concentrated black fruit character, a kick of earthy, barnyard funk and firm, stru…