We opened this Artist Series Meritage a little over a year ago and loved it; thanks to papa Braun we got to take put our tastebuds on a flashback montage. That's right: whoa, smokey-slate! Vanilla-blueberry-chocolate-cake! Yes, amaretto-cured-cocktail-cherries! Bam, silky-smooth-juicy-awesomeness! Thank you Chateau Ste Michelle for making something that rocks my socks like it's 2001.
What it's all about
In the bottle---It's Meritage, baby! That means we get all the tasty Bordeaux grapes in one pretty bottle.
Fine wines---Chateau SM makes a ton of vino, but in celebration of artisan winemaking and fine art, they've been creating an array of really neat "Artist Series" wines since 1993. This 2001 Meritage features a sculpted glass piece by Richard Marquis.
Stats---the fruit comes from Columbia Valley, Washington. At 14.2% abv, this wine should be hot, but we think it's quite nicely balanced. Unfortunately this wine is all gone, but it used to cost a cool $Ulysses S Grant.
As Enrique Iglesias likes to say, I like it; and as Billy Idol once expressed, I want more more more.
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