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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2016 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.3 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 57 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by gfb1 on 1/8/2017 & rated 86 points: A pleasant wine with some notions of complexity and terroir. However, it leaves you wanting a little more: another dimension. Truth be told, it really is not bad at all at a $20 price point! Garnet colored. The legs are medium-fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like clementine, lychee, red currant, apple and verbena. It tastes like gooseberry, grapefruit, cherry and melon. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. (1391 views) | | | Tasted by Jayarr on 4/24/2016 & rated 89 points: Well balanced, very drinkable but based on the purple color alone, it appears to have time. Some dark fruit, fine tannins, well balanced alcohol. (1780 views) | | | Tasted by Radio60 on 3/23/2016 & rated 90 points: Really enjoyed this wine (1793 views) | | | Tasted by Radio60 on 12/13/2015 & rated 88 points: First seemed thin. As it opened up the fruit flavor and balance made it very pleasing. Needed red meat to developed best flavor (1954 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 6/13/2015 & rated 86 points: Although some of the guys on the fishing trip liked it with the bison steaks, for me it still hasn't fulfilled 'the promise' of a Markham merlot blend. This just never lived up to it's billing. (2349 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 4/13/2015 & rated 83 points: Even after time in the bottle, this wine still continues to disappoint. Maybe it's the bad '11 vintage, but this just never seems to live up to the promise of a Markham merlot blend ... overpriced for the quality (or lack thereof). (1427 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 2/21/2015 & rated 87 points: It's getting better, but still for the price, it's disappointing. Check my previous notes ... still the same and more sediment in this bottle. (1223 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 12/29/2014 & rated 86 points: Still tasting harsh ... this wine should be very good, but just seems adequate. It can't stay 'dumb' this long. (1404 views) | | | Tasted by Loudounwine on 12/23/2014 & rated 85 points: I thought stemmy/green pepper notes predominated, with astringent bite, and my husband's impression was thin with little fruit. Either way, not something we would buy again. (1316 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 12/7/2014 & rated 84 points: I continue to be disappointed in this wine. I bought a case at the winery and it just hasn't come together. The nose and palate are both muttled ... nothing defining. Generally, we're very happy with the Markham merlot, but for the price, this just doesn't cut it. (916 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 6/18/2014 & rated 84 points: The last couple bottles of this vintage have been disappointing. Muttled fruit on the nose and harsh on the palate doesn't make for a good experience. 6 bottles left ... what was I thinking when I bought a case? 2011 wasn't a good grape year ... maybe that explains it. (1443 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 5/3/2014 & rated 88 points: Another solid bottle of wine. Notes are similar to previous tastings. At Costco prices, this wine is a bargain. (1353 views) | | | Tasted by brianspross on 4/7/2014 & rated 90 points: This would be a great bottle for a party. Just the right price and a nice bottle for a large group. $18.24. Rebuy some bottles. (1383 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 3/22/2014 & rated 87 points: Not as good as the 2010 ... needs to age a little longer in the bottle. (1286 views) | | | Tasted by Martnmac on 1/7/2014 & rated 87 points: This is solid for us. Dark berries blue and black berries Not OMG but not bad (1760 views) | | | Tasted by Parnelli on 12/8/2013 & rated 89 points: Always enjoyable! Dark red and blue/black fruit on the nose and palate. Nice and big and benefits from drinking with food ... bigger food as this can be a bigger wine. (1628 views) | | | Tasted by Jayarr on 8/13/2013: Fairly disappointed in this vintage, or at least this bottle. Never really opened up. Seemed thin and one dimensional. Hopefully my other bottle is better and I'll give it some time to get itself together. Right now though, no better than 85 and could have scored lower. (2403 views) | | | Tasted by jarelj on 8/11/2013 & rated 85 points: For a merlot blend, not much fruit, very light tannins, almost a watered-down character to it. After some time in the glass it picked up just a little more intensity, but not much. Definitely not worth $17.99. (2231 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 4/1/2013 & rated 83 points: Not a very well made wine. Markham took a step back for sure on this one. Uncorked with only a very light stain. The nose was all strawberry and kiwi. This one tasted like berries that were slaughtered well before their time. It's a shame, really. I saw Markham and was excited to try it. This is predominantly Merlot, although there weren't very many Merlot-ish characteristics. It was very fruity, no body, no spice, no finish, no oak. Sloppy wine, and I don't see bottle aging making this one any better either. Drink now or, better yet, invest money in Markham's real wines because this one missed the mark in a lot of ways. (2743 views) | | | Tasted by erikjwithak on 2/5/2013: Still tight and not ready to drink. Showed some potential for similar complexity of the 2010, but at this point the fruit was still very inexpressive. (2513 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Markham Producer websiteRed Blend.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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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