back to the box wines. when you are on a budget, as many people are these days, and you want a decent wine when you expect company, boxed wines can work. but you have to know which ones will be good. i have written about bota box and how they tasted. black box, which sells for a bit more than bota at $24 a box, can be a good choice for you. the merlot has a nose of cherries, cedar and spice. the taste was fruit forward with flavors of cherries, strawberries, spicy notes and some chocolate flavors as well. it had a smooth, medium length finish with medium tannins. this wine also gets high marks in wine magazines as a best buy. i have to agree. good choice for an every day red to keep on hand when you have company.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Black Box California Merlot 2007
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Is it really good for 4 weeks? I bought it for a different reason than most of the reasons I have seen listed. No one else in my household drinks wine, and I got it so that I could have a glass or two every other day. Is it reasonable to expect it to last that long?
In a word, yes. The wine is in a bag which allows no oxygen to get to it, so the wine will stay fresh. I would try to keep it away from fairly warm areas like your kitchen as that can have a negative effect on the wine. But I have had great success with it lasting up to four weeks. Thanks for your comments and for visiting the blog page. Cheers!
This is my everyday wine. And I'm not a Merlot drinker (prefer Cab, Malbec, Shiraz, etc). But this stuff is so good, and so reasonably priced, everything else seems overpriced. It's less than $19 per box at Wal-mart. I'm praying the 2008 is as good.
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