Organic Red Merlot

The wine

The finish sets the limit of an otherwise approachable Merlot. It is short. The main flavor fades fairly quickly, and what remains is only a light residual impression on the palate. The close does not become a new flavor, and it does not hold the one that came before. A light trace stays, still short of the persistence that would have made the expression more complete.

Dark ruby, and then the nose does the wine’s clearest work. Blackberry and plum give a direct dark-fruit line. Spice sits across that fruit and supplies the interest, the accent that keeps the aroma from collapsing into one note. The fruit is clear. The spice is why the smell is worth a second pass.

The sip is dry, and the mouthfeel is rounded. That is the approachable character: no sweetness to soften the line, and a texture that stays easy. Balance is the relation between those two facts. The fruit-and-spice nose has already set the identity; the mouth confirms dryness and roundness without adding a flavor of its own.

Pour it for the dark-fruit nose and the dry, rounded sip. The short finish is the term of the bottle.