Andeluna Reserve Merlot 2005, nice value from Uco´s

Andeluna Reserve Merlot 2005, By Andeluna Cellars, USD 15.

Very good Merlot from Uco´s Valley (Tupungato) Mendoza. A well matured merlot from high mendoza.The best part goes to the middle palate where ripe cherries (red and black) steal the show. Althought you go wellfrom the nose on, this middle palate gives the note. Not very long aftertaste though. It doesn´t feel like it´s gonna live better next years. I´ll go 89 points and a good value. Uco´s gets good merlots (not classical ones because the tendency to give more black fruits) but it doesn´t show up the best. Not even close to Northpatagonian´s merlot (which gives much more red sour and fruity cherries with stronger backbone closer to classical Merlots).