Wine Review: Reserve Casillero del Diablo Merlot 2005

Before any of you wine snobs start in with, "I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!", I have a confession to make—ok, two really. First, I love a good Merlot. Second, I only tried Casillero del Diablo because I liked the name (Devil's Cellar) and the cool logo.

I'm glad I did. If you're new to wine, this one from Chile is as great a place as any to start. It has a lighter, fruitier body, and is less dry than is typically characteristic of the Merlots I've tasted. Normally I'd pair a wine like this with steak or salmon, but last night we enjoyed most of the bottle with Wasa Sourdough Rye crispbread, mozarella cheese and summer sausage. Delicious.

If this is all the Devil's got waiting for me in his cellar, then I happily accept my fate.