So far, I have had several wines from Sterling and I can say that I have been quite pleased with the bang ofr the buck. In this case, I really wanted the Meritage, but it wasn't available.
This is one of those inexpensive wines that is very fruity, supplying you with a bevy of dark fruits like sugar plums and a little bit of spice and even some wood on the backend. The finish is decent, lasting easily for half a minute of more The color is a lovely dark purple and this wine is one of those which can be used to get people from drinking the excessively cloying sweet wines to starting to understand and love the beauty of reds.
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