Shafer - Merlot Napa Valley 2005 (750ml) Verduzzo Friulano

Shafer - Merlot Napa Valley 2005 (750ml) Verduzzo FriulanoProfessional Reviews 91 points Connoisseurs Guide, Review Date: 03 2008 For a good many years, we have been taken with this winery's ways with this grape, and once again Shafer's preoccupations with richness find perfect expression in this juicy and fruit laden Merlot. Deep and defined and brimming with cherries and very sweet oak, this working is uncannily refined for the ripe wine that it is, and it sports a sense of sophistication than transcends

turkey fillets in Porto sauce

Time in barrels 22 months with several rackings to gradually clarify the wine and assist maturation

Fruit for the Yalumba Y Series Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from distinguished South

well-balanced wine

It terrific today with a short decant and will keep for another decade

notes of mature fruit

The wine offers pure varietal identity with layered complexities from each site

There are well-integrated toasted or nutty notes in the background

The palate is fresh and light-bodied

Vignobles AURETO do produce 3 colors of IGP Vaucluse wines (some including very special grape varieties such as Caladoc crossing Grenache & Malbec

All the elements came together during a long growing season to produce a rich

with walnut and hazelnut notes leading the way