Smoking Loon

The Original California Merlot

8.531 ratings

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California, USA

Merlot

Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

Top Notes For

10

Good stuff

Good stuff

1 person found it helpfulJan 2nd, 2016

9.2

Smooth, full bodied

Smooth, full bodied

Jul 20th, 2019

8.9

Good merlot for the cost

Good merlot for the cost

Feb 13th, 2017

9.3

I love this! Not too harsh, just right

I love this! Not too harsh, just right

Mar 8th, 2016

Jennise Donahue

8.6

Not much of a Merlot Lover but I was given this and drank it with some beef short ribs and I rather enjoyed it. Still Oakey as Merlots tend to be but not as bitter and the finish was smoother than most Merlots. I would definitely purchase it again to pair with beef.

Not much of a Merlot Lover but I was given this and drank it with some beef short ribs and I rather enjoyed it. Still Oakey as Merlots tend to be but not as bitter and the finish was smoother than most Merlots. I would definitely purchase it again to pair with beef.

Mar 2nd, 2016

7.1

Just a bad wine

Just a bad wine

Apr 12th, 2015

8.5

California, decent merlot

California, decent merlot

Apr 6th, 2013

Karen Walko Reilly

6.1

Karen had this 5 years ago

Karen had this 5 years ago

Nov 1st, 2021

9.0

Raquel had this 5 years ago

Raquel had this 5 years ago

Jun 29th, 2021

Shazeen Bandukwala

9.0

Shazeen had this 7 years ago

Shazeen had this 7 years ago

Jan 5th, 2019