Gourmets of Wine > Wine Will Eat Itself: 2007 Greedy Sheep Cabernet Merlot
[Wine Will Eat Itself] I suspect the oak will integrate further over the mid term, and currently, I would guess that it is adding the pleasant chocolate and vanillin flavours.
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[Ladous ki vyen] of wine and roses: These flavors can be partially from the grapes themselves and partially from the oak aging. Very common in Bordeaux wines, particularly those from the Right Bank with a significant proportion of Merlot.
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