The Wine: 2005 L'Etalon
The Price: $19.89 at Costco (a screaming deal - it sells for $17/half-bottle on their website!)
L'Etalon is French for The Stallion. They've mysteriously renamed the wine L'Cousier, French for The Steed (I'm curious about the renaming - was it a prompted by a scandal ala Andersen Consulting becoming Accenture, was it a legal battle, or simply the whims of a winemaker?). Back to the wine. It's a Bordeaux style wine, blended from 55% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 7% Malbec.
The wine was stopped with a natural cork, and decanted an hour before sampling. The wine is a very deep burgundy in color. It has aromas of blackberry, cherry and cedar.
The wine has a very velvety-smooth feeling to it. It has a melt-in-your-mouth lusciousness. It has flavors of berry, cherry and chocolate. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, this would be a great choice for snuggling on the couch with that special someone, while enjoying some great dark chocolate.
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