Wine Tasting - J. Lohr: Los Osos Merlot 2019

 

Name: J. Lohr: Los Osos Merlot 2019

Variety: Merlot

Region: Paso Robles, California

Country:  USA

Vintage: 2019

Price: 16$

 

Winery Review: “This is a fresh style of Merlot, and super affordable. Bright red-cherry, purple-flower and fresh herb aromas lead into a juicy palate with just enough texture to hold up the black-cherry and root-beer-spice flavors.” - Matt Kettmann – 89 – Wine Enthusiast

 

Wine Folly: Primary flavors include “cherry, plum, chocolate, bayleaf, vanilla”

I could smell the vanilla and taste the cherry.

 

My Review:

When first smelling this wine, it reminded me a lot of the Zinfandel that I had tried two weeks before. It had a very sweet and dessert forward smell with notes like vanilla and raspberry. It also kind of reminded me of a permanent or expo marker. However, the wine tasted very different that it smells. Like the extremely dark color of this wine suggested, it was extremely tannic, drying out my mouth and making me a bit thirsty. The taste of the wine was earthy, musty, and oakey, with hints of cherry at the end. It also was a bit peppery and gave a small burn down the back of my throat. This was a very thick and full bodied wine, and allow the smell and taste didn’t line up so well, I still found it very tasty and different.

Tastes on its own with no food, but with friends.