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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.1 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 121 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Boomer Sooner on 3/2/2017 & rated 88 points: Nice smooth merlot, past its prime , some bricking (4550 views) | | | Tasted by Swekman on 1/26/2016 & rated 87 points: Leather, tobacco, blackberries, and white pepper make up the nose of the wine. Lots of tannins on the mouth. Needs a healthy lead time decanting before serving. It is surprising the wine is not more mellow, given the '05 vintage. It will be interesting to see how my two remaining bottles fare with a few more years in the cellar. (6267 views) | | | Tasted by denartcar on 12/20/2015 & rated 90 points: Wine was very full bodied and ready to be drunk. Full bodied and chewy. Could have blind tasted as a Cabernet. We enjoyed it with a steak dinner and it was very much up to the strong steak flavors. Wonderful wine. (6293 views) | | | Tasted by Coachron13 on 5/28/2015 flawed bottle: Very rank smell and sour taste. Down the drain. (7191 views) | | | Tasted by Matty the wine collector on 3/29/2015: End of useful life. Tasted ok but just. (7485 views) | | | Tasted by chuckos77 on 3/28/2015 & rated 88 points: Probably past its prime. My recollection is the 2005 was not a favorite early and have to say it didn't improve with age. The wine was nondescript and may have been fine as table wine with food. My first thought was that it was better than water but not much. No reason to keep this around. (4067 views) | | | Tasted by Matty the wine collector on 3/10/2015 & rated 88 points: Wine is approaching end of useful life. I decanted but needed to let it decant for longer. After about 45 mins really opened up nicely. (2485 views) | | | Tasted by Swekman on 8/6/2014 & rated 89 points: This merlot has a nose of graphite, cherries, white pepper. The tannins are pronounced and the finish is medium long. (3805 views) | | | Tasted by Scorpion on 6/21/2014: Completely agree -- this wine is on. I had it previously (3-4 years ago) and didn't think anything of it but its time to open. Enjoy (3305 views) | | | Tasted by garygailkrivan on 4/7/2014 & rated 90 points: This is an exceptional Merlot that's ready for consumption. (3008 views) | | | Tasted by bryan0827 on 2/16/2014 & rated 89 points: Drinking very well right now. (3803 views) | | | Tasted by otisabdul on 12/12/2013 & rated 86 points: Tannins are gone. Drink up. (4212 views) | | | Tasted by mmacphail on 11/27/2013: Not as mellow as I would have expected given its age. Vanilla notes, tannins more like a cab than a merlot. (2680 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 11/23/2013 & rated 89 points: This reminded me of a Right Bank Bordeaux. Mature garnet appearance. Ripe and fruity, singed and charred, rocking roasted aromas of black fruit, popcorn kernels, coffee, chocolate, and hints of vegetality. The plummy palate is not as ripe as the nose. It's briary and taut, with good length, and has serious grip on the ferrous finish. This took a few hours to show its true form, revealing spice and dark chocolate notes throughout. Better with food. (2458 views) | | | Tasted by Petaluma on 11/1/2013 & rated 87 points: Great nose. Good upfront taste. Soft finish. (2680 views) | | | Tasted by StarM on 9/1/2013 & rated 85 points: A tad underwhelming and disappointing. Very drinkable, with enough fruit to work well with food and minimal tannins evident. But, it was a bit one note, and it did begin to fall flat after being open an hour or so. We did not decant or aggressively pour, yet the last glass was flat by the time we finished dinner. (2365 views) | | | Tasted by Fishboy on 8/31/2013 & rated 84 points: Seems tired. All wood no fruit. (3234 views) | | | Tasted by Bluecollar on 8/9/2013 & rated 87 points: Fully aged and ready to drink. Black cherry nose and flavors. Some soft leather mid pallet with very soft tannins. Medium finish. (2190 views) | | | Tasted by Pluecht on 6/25/2013 & rated 88 points: Not very exciting drink now (2715 views) | | | Tasted by Murf130 on 5/9/2013 & rated 89 points: Drinking great. Don't wait. Pull cork now. (2757 views) | | | Tasted by VinoServant on 2/6/2013 & rated 88 points: I had this wine for the first time in December 2010 and I was not impressed. That was not the case this time. This time around the 2005 Twomey NV Merlot tasted great. The wine had a solid core of fruit and tobacco and it seems to be evolving. I have one more bottle left, and I plan on drinking it in 2 to 3 years. (2893 views) | | | Tasted by Coachron13 on 1/13/2013: Very disappointing. Tried right when opened, no nose to speak of and very dull taste. After an hour of decant, not much different. Muted spices and hint of berry were in there, but mostly just light and dull. Might be that it has reached the end? Better drink 'em if you've got 'em.
UPDATE: had another eight months later and it was a good solid 90 point merlot. This first one must have been a bad bottle. (2927 views) | | | Tasted by Myron on 5/26/2012 & rated 90 points: Pleasantly surprised by this bottle as the last 2005 we opened at Christmas had turned. This bottle had great balance, soft tannins, and some hints of plum & dark fruit left. Pleasant nose. I'd drink these now if you have them. (4868 views) | | | Tasted by oski on 5/7/2012 & rated 90 points: upon opening, bright notes of raspberry, strawberries and good balanced acidity. After 2 hrs, the wine darkened and became more austere. Leather notes and tannins appeared, then the bottle ran out. (4274 views) | | | Tasted by ctlassoc on 5/4/2012 & rated 89 points: Nothing special. Nice fruit but not something to write home about. Maybe some blackberry up front. Reasonable acid structure and mild tannins. If you have this drink it now. (3867 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, December 2008
(Twomey Cellars Merlot Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/25/2008)
(Twomey Merlot Napa Valley) Plummy, herbal nose; herbal, black fruit with good acidity; medium-plus finish (96% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc) 92 points |
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| Twomey Producer website
- Address:
4741 Highway 128
Philo, CA 95466
- Website:https://twomey.com/
- Phone: (707) 942-7099
- Email: tours@twomey.com
- Hours of Operation: Friday – Monday: 10am – 5pm PST
Additional information:
- The location features: Tasting Room, Wine Tours, Walk-In Tastings
- Our wine: Twomey Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Merlot
- We are also dog-friendly, wheelchair accessible, and have Wi-Fi.
- We accept cash and credit.
- Here's a description of our new location:
Set amongst old growth redwoods off Highway 128 in Philo, CA, our Twomey Anderson Valley Winery features a modern farmhouse-inspired tasting room surrounded by 38 acres of Pinot Noir vineyard. The tranquil, winding creekside drive opens up to beautiful gardens, wine caves set into the hillside and parking for visitors. Producing wines from the area since 2007, we are now able to craft our Monument Tree Vineyard and Anderson Valley Pinot Noirs much closer to the source.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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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