La Umbra Merlot has aromas of blackcurrant, but this Romanian red gives a hit of cracked pepper and sweet plum - a match for any spicy marinade.
"Opt instead for Romania's rich, earthy, barbecue friendly, spiced, plum stacked La Umbra Merlot"
Jane MacQuitty
"A surprise hit from Romania, La Umbra Merlot. Its fruit driven unoaked style displays a good balance between the sweet plummy centre and its grippy tannins. A bottle which suggests a bright future for Romanian wine.
Andy Cronshaw, MEN
"This merlot is unoaked to let the fruit take centre stage. It has a pleasant nose, where the black plum fruit melds nicely with a certain earthiness and kirsch like brightness. On the palate it has enough savoury spice to make it food friendly, with good fruit and a balanced, modern style yet showing some rustic charm."
The Wine Gang
" Marrying blackberry, rose hip and spice, this Romanian red takes a modern approach in headlining bold fruit flavours. An exciting find and a brilliant barbecue bet."
Olly Smith
"A balanced, modern style yet showing some ruatic charm."
Tom Cannavan, Wine -pages.com
"Scoop - this is the first Romanian wine to ever make this page and it is a joy. It's also a spot on plummy merlot and they are rare these days too. No oak, just fruit is the recipe here and the price is surprise as well"
Matt Jukes, Daily Mail Weekend