The Shell and the Bull

2004 Concha y Toro Merlot, “Xplorador” (Chile)
$3.52 at BevMo sale
Jen’s Notes

With its nose of Jelly Belly Buttered Popcorn, jelly beans and Shasta Black Cherry soda, you know this is going to be a fun, easy quaffer that you don’t have to think too much about (unless you’re blogging your wines, that is!). This merlot boasts soft fruit flavors, a deeply velvety mouthfeel, a whisper of tannins on the finish and…well, frankly, not much else, which is often just what you want.