Friday, March 18, 2016

Vintage Cellar Tasting - Peter Mertes (Week #7)



Name: Peter Mertes
Grape Variety: Sweet Red Dornfelder
Region: California
Country: Germany
Year: 2014
Price: $12....Sale $6.95
Cellar Review:  The trademark German red grape varietal Dornfelder has a lovely purity of soft red berry fruit. Integrated soft tannins combined with forward fruit flavors make for a perfectly balanced everyday sipping wine. Great with grilled red meat, sausage and chicken. Best served slightly chilled.    

My Review: Dark red color. Smells of sweet blue berries and ricola. Tastes like strawberry poptart and grows even sweeter as time goes on. Definitely best as a dessert wine.

*Did not have with food

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