Chateau Ste Michelle is an American winery, situated in Washington state. The wines from this area are becoming quite well-known and are carving out a name for themselves. The vineyards have been in existence since the repeal of prohibition.
The wine we are reviewing is a 2011 Merlot, purchased at the Real Canadian Liquor Store here in Calgary, and is reasonably price at below $20.00. We paired it with a Montreal spice chicken breast and sweet potato, all off the barbecue, and it was excellent.
To be truthful, I consider this purchase to be a steal and highly recommend it to our friends and readers. Typical of Merlot, it was light and flavorful, with minimal earthiness. A very good pair to the spiced breasts. There are hints of black cherry and some definite spiciness There are many fruit flavors and it has a good finish. In addition to pairing with food, it is very suitable for plain old every day sipping.
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JOHN LORI'EH 
This winery produces good values.
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Very much so. We will be trying some other varietals May even head down there for an up close and personal look see. The website shows a pretty spectacular locale.
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Friends of ours visited the winery … loved it so much they joined the club. (but I tend to like smaller wineries).
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Agreed on the small ones Just hard to find sometimes.
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Yep – visiting them is one thing, finding their wines is another matter.
When visiting a wine region, I tend stop at wineries that I don’t know. So wonderful. 5-6 years ago we went to Paso Robles (Central Coast California) … a wonderful region with many wineries I didn’t know. I took me a year and a half to make a decision on which wine club to join. But most of the places we visited I don’t see in the stores here.
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