Comments on: Camelot 2003 Merlot http://antiwinesnob.com/2008/02/20/red/camelot-2003-merlot/ Bargain Wine Reviews, News and Clues Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:49:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan n http://antiwinesnob.com/2008/02/20/red/camelot-2003-merlot/#comment-292 Dan n Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:05:49 +0000 http://antiwinesnob.com/2008/02/20/red/camelot-2003-merlot/#comment-292 So...when I first opened it... Kerosene was the initial thought. Would have to agree with TA... BUT... Recork and let sit for a day and it smooths out nicely to be a very very nice inexpensive wine.not sure decanting is enough...it prob needs a day. So…when I first opened it… Kerosene was the initial thought. Would have to agree with TA… BUT… Recork and let sit for a day and it smooths out nicely to be a very very nice inexpensive wine.not sure decanting is enough…it prob needs a day.

]]> By: T. A. http://antiwinesnob.com/2008/02/20/red/camelot-2003-merlot/#comment-104 T. A. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:40:56 +0000 http://antiwinesnob.com/2008/02/20/red/camelot-2003-merlot/#comment-104 I bought this wine to try. I have to say it was the most "GOD AWFUL" wine I have ever tasted. I would compare it to a glass of vinegar. I have never experienced tasting a "fortified" type of wine before but have heard of them and I'm curious if Muskatel or Thunderbird would compare. I would never buy this again. The company that distributes this wine should lower the price or, better yet, give it away and stop selling it. And as for your website..."Anti Wine Snob" couldn't be further from the truth. Read the review above..."snifftest", "round", "smooth", "mellow"... How about just giving a review that most people who drink wine can relate to. For those of you who are like me and want a wine that has a good flavor and is not terribly expensive, this one is NOT it. Try Fat Bastard Merlot or Two Vines by Columbia Crest. ----------------------------------------- Hi T.A., I'm a little confused as to why you are calling the Camelot Merlot fortified, which, if I understand the term correctly, refers to adding alcohol to the wine so that it is stronger in alcohol than the natural fermentation process would otherwise provide. I don't believe the Camelot Merlot fits this description -- I even checked it out on their website (link is at the end of my review). And as for my website, well, I suppose I thought it would be helpful to provide descriptors to my tasting experience that ranged beyond "tastes good". I think "round" and "smooth" are helpful, modest -- and quite accurate -- adjectives. If you have better words, I'm certainly open to hearing them! .....<em>AWS</em> I bought this wine to try. I have to say it was the most “GOD AWFUL” wine I have ever tasted. I would compare it to a glass of vinegar. I have never experienced tasting a “fortified” type of wine before but have heard of them and I’m curious if Muskatel or Thunderbird would compare. I would never buy this again. The company that distributes this wine should lower the price or, better yet, give it away and stop selling it.

And as for your website…”Anti Wine Snob” couldn’t be further from the truth. Read the review above…”snifftest”, “round”, “smooth”, “mellow”… How about just giving a review that most people who drink wine can relate to. For those of you who are like me and want a wine that has a good flavor and is not terribly expensive, this one is NOT it. Try Fat Bastard Merlot or Two Vines by Columbia Crest.
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Hi T.A.,

I’m a little confused as to why you are calling the Camelot Merlot fortified, which, if I understand the term correctly, refers to adding alcohol to the wine so that it is stronger in alcohol than the natural fermentation process would otherwise provide. I don’t believe the Camelot Merlot fits this description — I even checked it out on their website (link is at the end of my review).

And as for my website, well, I suppose I thought it would be helpful to provide descriptors to my tasting experience that ranged beyond “tastes good”. I think “round” and “smooth” are helpful, modest — and quite accurate — adjectives. If you have better words, I’m certainly open to hearing them!

…..AWS

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