A good merlot?

[Blue]

Like you I can't find it listed in many places. A general search on a search engines yields a few wine Lists from some restaurants.

e.g. http://www.figtreerestaurant.com/Our_Wine_Cellar/Complete_Wine_List/complete_wine_list.html

It was plentifully available in Austin texas where I moved from a few months back, and its definately a Grand Cru.

Here is a TN of the 95 from:

http://www.westcoastwine.net/forum/read.php?f=13&i=23449&t=23449

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Author: Sam Leone
Date: 12-27-98 22:16

My favorite daughter-in-law, Kim (who is also my only d-i-l), is turning the wine-lover's corner and is in a passionate rush to taste all and sundry wines. French merlot is her latest passion. Had Kim and my son over for dinner tonight and broke out a magnum of the '95 Font Villac. This 100 percent merlot, a Grand Cru from St. Emilion, did not, I'm afraid, exactly bowl her over.
It was in all respects merely a mediocre merlot/Bordeaux: nice, clear, ruby red; a bit of a musty nose, closed, tad hints of berry and chocolate; a dusty taste of low fruit; and a fading, medium finish with dusty tannins. This is a pleasant wine, with an honest, warm attack and no overwhelming flaws--but it just does not have the wick to light one's candle.

We finished the evening with a '95 Ravenswood Napa Valley zin. It brought some fruit to the table.

Regards,

Sam
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Winoweenie, don't look too hard for it though, there are MANY better St. Emillion's, I just found it interesting because:

A. 100% Merlot
B. Its cheap
C. Matures quite early
D. Plentiful in texas (where I was living at the time)
E. Did okay with somewhat spicy food

-Blue