Wine Review - 2010 Org de Rac Merlot

This wine was a purchase from the Bishop's Cellars Best Wines Under $25 tasting. It was delicious on an empty stomach with 6 wines ahead of it so we were really looking forward to trying it on its own.

This is a South African Merlot from Org de Rac is from the Swartland Region, which until we Googled it was unknown to us.  The Swartland Region is just over 100 kms from Cape Town (getting our learn on).  Further to this, the wine is certified organic, so we are saving the planet by drinking it.  Double win for us!

The Merlot is a very dark wine and looks every bit like a big wine, which it pretty much is.  Dark fruit and leather dominate the nose which is complex and delicious.  The nose really makes you want to drink this wine.  Once you do, the wine continues to impress with big, bold flavours of oak and plum.  It is very dry and tannic in a good way and we really like that it lingers on your palate.  So nice!  It is even a silky wine which makes it even better.  So far, as you can tell, it is a winner in our books.  It is one of those $17 wines that tastes like $40.  Love it!

Overall, the wine has the body and weight to stand up to some pretty big red meats but in our opinion also tastes good on its own.  If there is a knock it is that is a fairly tannic wine which makes the wine tart but not acidic.  Either way, if you like big wines you will like this.

	Tasting Notes:	Score:
Sight (0-5)	Deep, dark red colour	4.0
Smell (0-5)	Leather, Plum, Blackberry, Tobacco on the nose.  Very complex and very nice.	4.5
Taste (0-10)	Full bodied, balance, and big wine.  Dark fruit with oak that lingers and finishes with a tannic and tart burst.  Delicious!	8.5
	Total:	17.0 / 20  (85.0%)

Definitely no complaints on this one. Go and buy this one, now!

Keep on drinking!

Chris & Shannon