When we first began sourcing wine from the Languedoc I was suspicious of many wines carrying the Merlot or Cabernet 'brand' as too many of these wines tasted like they had been put together quickly and clumsily to cash in on the worldwide demand for wines made using these varieties. This Merlot, however, tastes like good Merlot should. It is perfumed on the nose and has a voluptuousness on the palate that would satisfy many a fan of the wines of Bordeaux.