| Name: | Fat Bastard Merlot |
| Rating: | 3 Stars |
| Winery: | The Fat Bastard Wine Company |
| Vintage: | 2005 |
| Varietal: | Merlot |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Languedoc |
| Retail Price: | 10.00 USD |
| Alcohol: | 13% |
Last night Lucinda and I prepared sliced steak and mushrooms with warm potato salad. It was a good dinner, and we washed it down with a bottle of 2005 Fat Bastard Merlot.
The wine is extremely full bodied. It is also how it obtained its name Fat Bastard.
The next day after sleeping in past noon due to the late night before, Thierry thought he would have Guy try an experimental wine he had in a few barrels in the back of the cellar. “Dis is a experiment wine we left it on de lees. We try it no?” “Sure Thierry, you know how hard it is to get me to try a new wine.” Both friends had no idea that leaving the wine in barrel on the lees (yeast cells) would result is such a dramatic difference from the wine they tried the day before. It had a wonderful color and rich, round palate. Both men stood and stared at each other for what seemed like five minutes until Thierry exclaimed “now zat iz what you call eh phet bast-ard” Guy laughed with a belly laugh you could clearly hear in the neighboring town. He had used the expression Fat bastard often to describe things that were great but hearing it in a French accent made it so much funnier.
The wine had a great bouquet and taste, but I found it to be a bit tannic for my taste. I believe the 2005 will be much better in about a year or two.
We paid around $15 for the wine (not a lot of options for competitive shopping here in Madisonville KY). Lucinda really liked the wine and I just found it to be ok. It is inexpensive, has a good flavor, great color, good bouquet, but should probably age just a little bit more.
Lucinda gives it a 3.5 and I would have to hover closer to 3 and since I am the one writing this review, we will go with 3.
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