2004 Shelton Vineyards Merlot
This wine comes from the Yadkin Valley area of North Carolina. I have forgotten what a “typical” Merlot tastes like (if there is such a thing as typical), so I can’t say if it was a good Merlot or not. I can say that I liked it though. It was pretty full of oak, but not too over-the-top with the oak. I don’t seem to taste (or recognize) when red wines have oak, but this was very apparent. I liked that it didn’t have too much funkiness going on. Tommy didn’t like this wine, which is great for me because I know that I have 1/2 bottle of it in the refrigerator that we will not be competing for.
We drank this wine with meatloaf and belgian endive and it went very well with the flavors that were in the meatloaf. Neither the wine nor the food was competing with each other or my palate.