Wine: 2017 Chateau Rocher Calon Montagne St. Emilion
Region: St. Emilion Bordeaux, France
Price: $20
Grapes: 95 % merlot 5% Cabernet Franc
Taste: The wine has a velvety, plush mouthfeel, soft tannins with dark fruit, chocolate and herbal notes.
Fun Story: One of my most memorable wine e experiences was when I fooled one of my I-Donโt-Drink-Fucking-Merlot Friends into drinking Merlot (mentioned in this video) I brought the wine of the week to her house, decanted and waited patiently to have he try the wine. About 20 minutes after letting it breath, I gave her a taste. โWow, this is delicious.โ
She said after her first sip. I lost it, I jumped up and down, screaming (yes, I really did and scared the dog).
โItโs Merlot!โ
โNo way!!โ She screamed.
We had a good laugh.
The โI-told-you-so- wine,โ was the 2016 Chateau Rocher-Calon Saint-Emilion. The 2017 is as delicious! So good this is my second time featuring it on this blog. This is a Merlot that you should be fucking drinking.
Pairs with: Date night! So silky and pleasing. Try with burger, pizza, filet mignon, ribeye.