2015 Hestan Vineyards Merlot Stephanie

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  2/13/2023 - Be.Lee Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Tasted at winery (Yountville). Vertical tasting of 15, 16, 18 Stephanie Merlot.
  
  This was the best out of 3. Right bank style. Bordeaux blend.
  Currently on sale for $31/bottle. A worthy purchase and worthy wine for the price.

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  11/11/2019 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points

  Medium purple color. Smells of juicy red and black cherries, dark plums, lots of violets, rose petals, sweet coffee, pleasantly earthy elements. Medium/full-bodied with lively acidity, moderate tannins. Smooth plum and currant fruit blend well with potting soil, cigar box, with cedar, smoke and violet elements as well. Nice concentration, but balanced and quite fresh, too. This could do well with a few years in the cellar. Includes 9% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 28 months in 40% new French oak.

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