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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 28 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by shereen on 11/21/2023 & rated 90 points: Beautiful black Cherry color. Blueberry and blackberry on first taste forward palette. Nice acidity still holding lingering almost chocolate finish. Very nice drinking right now
Bison burgers should pair well tonight w this. (169 views) | | | Tasted by vandal16 on 1/23/2022 & rated 91 points: Dark purple color. Aromas of dark cherry, plum, violets, vanilla and roasted red peppers. Bright and juicy red fruit flavors along with that prevalent vanilla. Hints of black olives and herbs. Nice mouth watering acidity. Smooth tannins. Just a touch sour on the finish. Quite plush, savory, complex and interesting. (624 views) | | | Tasted by ragtop on 11/29/2020 & rated 93 points: Dark purple color. No brown. Moderate fruit on the nose. No noticeable oak. Some tannin, but mild. Drinks well now and may improve over the next 2-4yrs. Still has 5-10yrs left in it. (1100 views) | | | Tasted by TannicBeast on 9/7/2020 & rated 90 points: Deep ruby with thick dark legs. Med (+) to intense aromas of black cherry covered in milk chocolate, mint, pipe tobacco, oak-induced sweet baking spices. Dry but very fruit forward with med acidity and tannins and high alcohol (14.5%). Rich, opulent, with pronounced flavor intensity and length. Overall, however, it is unbalanced to the softer side, too hot and a little tiresome. Drink now, not likely to improve with further aging. (1171 views) | | | Tasted by garygailkrivan on 7/3/2020 & rated 93 points: Dark Fruit, Raspberry, Cherry, and Tobacco on the Nose with Mocha and Vanilla on the pallet. Nice Soft Tannins. (1136 views) | | | Tasted by danielsjones01 on 4/16/2020: Two hours decanted. Leather on the nose. Raspberry and blueberry in the mouth. Spicy tannins leaving the tongue dry at the finish. (1121 views) | | | Tasted by Opussnob on 10/21/2019 & rated 87 points: Not impressed, decanted for an hour.
Black fruit and cranberry on the nose, mouthfeel was flat, rush of berry the nothing. Tannins seem a little tight with a hint of oak and peat at the end. Little disappointment from NN on this bottling. (1101 views) | | | Tasted by EpochMD on 7/9/2019 & rated 91 points: Reviewing my last note I’m not sure I would change anything - not to be self-aggrandizing, but I nailed it! Maybe tastes a little more aged, but overall a good merlot but not exceptional. (1070 views) | | | Tasted by EpochMD on 11/9/2017 & rated 90 points: Great nose, I get cherry and cranberry on initial PnP - taste followed suit, with a touch of oak, tight; switched to decanter to give it some more air, this gave it much more finesse and evened it out, some soft baking flour comes out on the nose, cranberry predominates on the palate now, dust starts to come gently breezing in. Strangely after a bit of time, clear but fleeting coffee and mocha toward the end. Good but not great, definitely drinkable and worthy. Recommend an hour decant. (2454 views) | | | Tasted by rsct2001 on 8/21/2017 & rated 90 points: Plum, red currant, supple tannins. All in all, very drinkable. (2585 views) | | | Tasted by partylikeakennedy on 8/3/2017 & rated 89 points: Not exceptional....it doesn't hold a candle to Emmolo or Blankiet's Rive Droite....but it's certainly drinkable. (2814 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 5/16/2017 & rated 90 points: The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, cranberry and plum. It tastes like cranberry and dust. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. (2486 views) | | | Tasted by Scottgus on 4/15/2017 & rated 90 points: Started drinking with no aeration time. Fruits and cherry tones came through right away with the oak and hints of leather. Very solid effort. Probably would have scored higher if decanted for a couple hours. (2429 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Nickel & Nickel Producer website
The Nickel & Nickel winery, founded in 1997 but born from a tradition of exceptional winemaking, is devoted to creating wines that articulate the singular expressions of the vineyards in Oakville and beyond.
Established by the partners of Far Niente, Nickel & Nickel is based on a philosophy of producing 100 percent varietal, single-vineyard wines that best express the distinct personality of each vineyard. The winery’s current releases include Napa Valley Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as Russian River Valley Chardonnay, Syrah and Zinfandel.
Nickel & Nickel represents a distinct departure from the flagship Far Niente estate wines that are produced from a combination of vineyards and varietals. The partners also felt it necessary to have a winemaker devoted to each winery – Far Niente, Dolce and Nickel & Nickel -- in order to produce the quality wines that are their hallmark. These factors, along with a noticeable upsurge in the market’s interest in vineyard-designated wines, led to the launch of Nickel & Nickel as a separate brand.MerlotMerlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners) |
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