Sublime

MALBEC

TEMPRANILLO

Merlot’s aromas and flavors include blackberry, cassis, baked cherries, plums, licorice, dark chocolate, and mocha. What merlot usually lacks is cabernet sauvignon’s occasional hint of green tobacco or dried mint.

BASALT Cooled lava from volcanic rock that is high in calcium, iron, and magnesium. Very evident in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, to name one place.

MERLOT

Today, it is grown in numerous provinces in the south-central region of Castilla-La Mancha (especially in the denomination of Jumilla), where it’s used to make delicious, sometimes muscular wines with dry, bitter espresso-like flavors (red meat is helpful when consuming them).