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  1. ChunkyMonkey

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    #1 ChunkyMonkey, Dec 15, 2006
    My Dad is a wine lover. Can someone reccomend a nice bottle of Merlot? He loves it with his steaks, big fan of it. Me, being the usual knucklehead, have no clue on this stuff. Not knowing much on prices, I'd really like to find something under 100. I've got him some Harley stuff for his Ultra, this is just the topping on the cake.
     
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    #2 134282, Dec 15, 2006
    I recently enjoyed a bottle of Francis Coppola Diamond Claret (black label). It's very inexpensive, but very nice. I don't know much about wine, but I very much enjoyed this bottle. I won't sit here and try to tell you about the rich-tasting tannins and the "fruity explosion in my mouth"; it was just very nice.
     
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    #3 134282, Dec 15, 2006
    Oh, and Clos Du Bois is very nice as well. Also very inexpensive.
     
  4. ChunkyMonkey

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    #4 ChunkyMonkey, Dec 15, 2006
    Thanks NNO, lol....Someone told me there was supposedly a rule of "20." 20 dollars or more and you really couldn't go wrong on Merlots, he said Champ and others are a different story though. I just didn't wanna feel "cheap" if I went to a grocery store and bought a bottle, lol. Although, some folks told me they've bought some of their favorites there....I dunno.
     
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    #5 134282, Dec 15, 2006
    I can get both the Coppola and the Clos Du Bois at the local grocer, but that's just how it is in the south. Was never like that up north. Last time I bought a bottle of Clos Du Bois, it was $20+. The Coppola was on sale for under $20.
     
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    the box variety
     
  7. Texas Forever

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    #7 Texas Forever, Dec 15, 2006
    Hey, Carbon. Come on and join us on the dark side of P&R.

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    #8 GoFerrari28, Dec 16, 2006
    Chateau Montelena. 2003 or 2004.
     
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    ewwwwwwww
     
  12. ChunkyMonkey

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    #12 ChunkyMonkey, Dec 16, 2006
    WTF....I've seen that pic before....not me either, the guy is too skinny....lol....Thanks for the suggestions, lol....No, I only buy DVDs in box sets, not wines, lol....
     
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    #13 PT 328, Dec 16, 2006
    Justin Isosceles 2002 approx. $ 75 a bottle from Justin Vineyards in Paso Robles Ca. Rated a 91 by Wine Connoisseur Magazine.

    Dan
     
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    #14 TcpSec, Dec 16, 2006

    Great suggestion.
     
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    #15 Ferrari0324, Dec 16, 2006
    Not me. but definitely felt that way before.
     
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    #16 Tomf-1, Dec 16, 2006
    cakebread cellar merlot.....
    jessup cellar merlot
    penfold 357
     
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    #18 patrickM3, Dec 16, 2006
    Duckhorn Estate Grown 2003 can be had for just under $80 online. Drank a bottle of this the other night at my country club, and it was wonderful :p
     
  19. ThatOneGuy

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    #19 ThatOneGuy, Dec 16, 2006
    I had a few glasses of Adastra Merlot 2003 - Napa, Carneros, CA. Ripe plums, roses, black cherries & darkchocolate complement supple tannins & spicy vanilla oak. Superbly balanced. Excellent, about $35.
     
  20. ChunkyMonkey

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    #20 ChunkyMonkey, Dec 17, 2006
    Yeah, I had seen that before and read through it...Thanks Jdubbya, appreciate it. Just leaving the question open to the other members as well.
     
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    #21 134282, Dec 17, 2006
    I was wrong; the Coppola black label Claret is actually a cab, not a merlot. Just goes to show how much I know about wine I guess.
     
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