Trefethen Eshcol Red 2020
Would Merlot by any other name sound as sweet? No, not really. The Californian vernacular offers all sorts of variations so it’s especially important to mind each Merlot’s provenance. For example, the Merlots from Alexander Valley, Carneros and Dry Creek Valley speak a parlance of plums, ripe cherries, juicy currants and high toned tea leaves while the Merlots out of Napa Valley, from such climes as Carneros, Mount Veeder, Oakville and Rutherford, are more likely to express ripe, dark berried fruit such as framboise and blackberries. All capture the interest and your senses despite the invective script of Sideways that really drug Merlot through the mud. On the bright side: Merlot has never tasted so wonderful for we who love this Bordelais beauty –for only the strong survive!
Food Pairings
Most any meat; really, lamb, beef, pork, chicken, duck. Has an affinity for tomatoes and mushrooms.
Where to find this wine
Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage
Blue Max
Burnsville
952-432-3350
Edina # 1 - 50th
Edina
612-903-5720
Edina # 2 - York/southdale
Edina
952-903-5730
Edina # 3 - Vernon/grandview
Edina
952-903-5740
Lakeside Wine & Spirits
Long Lake
952-475-2936
Liquor Barn
Long Lake
952-473-1817
Zipp's
Minneapolis
612-333-8686
Underground Leaf And Vine
Minneapolis
612-213-2975
Ken And Norm's Liquors
Minneapolis
612-822-0030
Cork Dork Wine Co
Minneapolis
612-867-5960
Mcdonald Liquor Store
Minneapolis
612-721-6686
South Lyndale Liquor
Minneapolis
612-827-5811
The Wine Shop
Minnetonka
952-988-9463
Sundial Wine & Spirits
Minnetonka
952-938-5532
Harbor Wine & Spirits
Mound
952-472-0648
Top Ten Liquors - Plymouth
Plymouth
763-657-0349
Lunds & Byerlys - Plymouth
Plymouth
763-268-1624
Top Ten Liquors - Slp
Saint Louis Park
952-920-0750
Solo Vino
Saint Paul
651-602-9515
Yarmo Liquor
Saint Paul
651-698-0707
Westside Wine & Spirits
St Louis Park
Top Ten Liquors - Vadnais Heights
Vadnais Heights
612-730-7666
Tonka Bottle Shop
Wayzata
952-473-5469
Jerry's Wine & Spirits
Woodbury
651-414-4870
