Merlot La Forge Estate 2005 Unfiltered

Variety: Merlot
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: cherries, plums, blackberries
Taste: medium body, round, smooth, cherries, sour cherries, blackberries, hint of chocolate
Recommended food pairing: veal steaks
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 169
Stopper: cork
This is the wine I discovered in one small shop. I got three bottles; Merlot, CabSav and Syrah (really looking forward to it). The bottle is quite thick and heavy, itself it weighs about the same as standard full wine bottle. The wine is really nice, lots of dark cherries and fruit accompanied by hint of chocalate from the oak. This is unfiltered wine, had a lot of sediment and has good aging potential. Not a BIG wine, but very nice solid wine and definitelly excellent price/value ratio. I will definitelly return and get a case of this and also looking forward to taste CS and Syrah from this producer. Luckilly the shop does have 05 or 06 vintage, not younger.