Bortoluzzi Merlot

[Innkeeper]

Well we drank our last '98 Bortoluzzi, Collio, Merlot ($18 Pops) tonight. It was fully fleshed out. All the fruit, acid, tannin, body, et al, had molded into a wonderful wine. We drank it in our new everyday Bordeaux glasses ($8/stem Planet). It sure helps to hold a wine like this for at least a couple of years. We matched it with pan sauteed porterhouse steak, portabellas previously sauteed in the same pan, oven roasted Yukon Golds, and lovely salad with local greens and our own cherry tomatoes. The final sips were heavenly. No more varietal merlot in the house!

[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 11-03-2003).]