La Terre Merlot
(no vintage) California $4.24 for 750 ml
(Red Wine)
What’s in a name? Well, if the name is “earthy,” there are certain expectations that accompany it. Earthy should mean rich and layered. Maybe a little thick and with round, dusty flavors. And when you name a red wine “earthy”, but in French, well, then, you’ve really upped the ante. It just seems that much more poetic, right? At least, that’s probably what the goal was.
Despite my hopes for this inexpensive Merlot hailing from Woodbridge, California, I was quickly let down by the first whiff of La Terre Merlot’s ascetic acid and nail polish remover fumes. Sharp, sickly sweet-sour and without any depth of flavor, this wine has no redeeming qualities that I can think of.
I’d say that maybe it was just a bad year, but since it doesn’t have a vintage, I can’t really blame it on that, either.
Now, to be fair, I tasted La Terre Merlot with a fellow wine drinker who admittedly does not share my acute dislike for any hint of ascetic acid flavor. To him, the wine tasted “okay” but that was about as positive as the tasting notes got. For me, I downright disliked it and truly, I can’t even offer a description of fruit or woody or any other common flavors as I was simply overwhelmed by the sharp, ascetic acid domination.
wine’s website: couldn’t find
well, whoever wrote this review is obviously a douche-bag and I’m assuming a snobby bitch. My reply will probably never be published since this is probably his site but I’ll reply anyhow. To the average wine drinker or the not so snobby jerk that this guy is, this wine actually pretty damn good. Seriously, if you can find a 750ml bottle of this for $4.24 like the douche-bag writer suggests you will be seriously impressed. I drink a couple glasses of red wine every day and had my first glass of this last night at Toby Keith’s Bar and Grill in Mesa, Arizona and I couldn’t believe how excellent this wine tasted. This jerk has no idea what he is talking about. **!
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Thanks for your impassioned perspective on the matter, McFye! I could do without the repeated reference to certain female hygienic tools (or are you referring a portable French shower?), but in any case, Anti Wine Snob is committed to telling it like it is.
……….AWS
I was given this on a cruise on Norwegian complimentary. Not even my girlfriend will drink this stuff. I am a broke college student, and I would have chosen never tasting this over receiving it for free. Worse than a 6 pack of bud, but for 4.24, if you drink it alone, it probably is a little better value.
~Matt
I had a glass of this wine and LOVED IT !!! Can someone tell me where i can buy it???
loved it period !!
Served to our goup at the Renaissance Hotel in Charlotte, NC. Enjoyed so much that we ordered another bottle. It’s the perfect 2nd>3rd>4th bottle for your upcoming Holiday events.
I had it last night at a bar in Burbank, Ca. (The Office) and it’s pretty damn good. If you say it’s 4.24 per bottle, I’m buying a case.
BTW, Mr. Anti Wine Snob, you are NOT a douche-bag, you just happen to have different taste buds than us who like it.
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Thanks OG! What you say is true: everyone has different tastes, which is why I love to see the comments posted here. And I hope you can find the wine for this price — I have not bought a bottle since my original post, so I’ve no idea what it is selling for now. Perhaps you can leave an update.
……..AWS
There is only one jerk in this thread and it is not the original author.
I like bargain wines and have tried almost all those off safeways bottom shelf. I even enjoy traders two buck cab (though this years wines don’t seem to be as good as last). I fully agree with the author and didn’t like this wine at all. It was very thin and the taste was off.
Thats a great article, thanks for posting it. I’ve bookmarked your website and will look forward to reading more!
I had this wine in a restaurant tonight and came home to find out
about it. It must be one of the Gallo names because Google can’t
find any such winery. I was served a complimentary glass of this
stuff and could not begin to drink it.
I received this bottle of wine on a cruise as a gift. I took it to a dinner party and everyone loved it! I only drink red wines but honeslty I could not tell you the difference between a 5.00 bottle and a 100.00 bottle. I thought this wine was great! I would def. buy it and I was delighted to find out it was as inexpensive as it was. Although, now that i know the price I could not believe how cheap the cruise line was being when it gave us the gift,lol.
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Hi there! It’s a slow day today at home and I have time to browse around. I was just searching around on Google and found your website. I love it, it’s informative and I love the way you write your articles. Unquestionably a nice surprise and I’m glad Google pointed into your direction. Take Care!
I just stumbled on this site as I looked up the La Terre Merlot, a bottle of which I just received at a friend’s retirement party. He had special bottles made and the label states it is from La Terre.
Unlike the first critic, I am not going to use juvenile comments to make a point. I am keeping an open mind for when I try the wine. I love wine and enjoy all types, from the bargain basement to the higher end (if I can get them half off on special nights at one of the my favorite restaurants).
I appreciate your candid assessment and the fact you have readers who are classy enough to defend you even though they disagree with you. Very nice.
Cheers!
I also was given this bottle of wine.. man this was bad.. very bad i would never drink this again. and they also gave us 2 bottles on NCL. this will just sit and collect dust.