Uma Sweet Merlot 2008 Argentina

Not your typical Merlot. Made unlike most Merlots, this one introduces the some of the juice at the end of the process to produce the sweetness within the wine.

The highs: medium violet color, lightly dry, with a sweetness that is very much fruity thanks to their process, good balance, and well modulated tannins. Not too many lows as this is a specialty wine. It’s a wine that’s certainly not for dinner, a definite before or after dinner wine. My grade is for its specialty, not as a typical Merlot.

Wine Reviewed:

Uma Sweet Merlot, 2008

Our Rating: 80
Grade: B
Price: $10

Winery: Telteca Winery
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina

Alcohol: 13.0% by volume
Bottle: 750 ml.
Closure: Synthetic Cork

Varietal(s): Merlot
Imported by: Fleicher Inter'l Trading, Houston, TX

Bottle Blurb:
UMA means "Mother Earth" in Indian language. It embodies the spirit of our land and is venerated by our people as the patron of our fertility and protector of the harvest.