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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2011 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by pkbackman on 4/24/2009 & rated 89 points: My last of 5 bottles. It does not disappoint. Shinn is making some of the best LI has to offer. (1230 views) | | | Tasted by Patton on 12/16/2008 & rated 92 points: One of the best Merlots I've enjoyed in a long time ... and it's from Long Island! It's actually a blend - 81% merlot and 19& Cabernet Franc. Lush taste with gentle tannins. Flavors of red plum fruit with aromas of chocolate, blackberry, raspberry that ended with hints of herbs, mocha, earth and vanilla.
I decanted the bottle, which I think enhanced its immediate enjoyment. (1333 views) | | | Tasted by pkbackman on 2/18/2008 & rated 89 points: This is the best this has tasted yet. Smooth, good fruit, slight oak, some tannins. Good stuff! (1309 views) | | | Tasted by pkbackman on 7/21/2007 & rated 88 points: Very nice wine. Smooth and drinkable. Typical Long Island terroir did not overpower this one like happens too often. Great with food (1394 views) | | | Tasted by pkbackman on 5/19/2007 & rated 86 points: Sour cherries, nice mouth coating tannins. Little hot. Good food wine. (1449 views) |
| By Lenn Thompson
New York Cork Report (1/1/2009)
(Shinn Estate Vineyards Merlot Estate) Medium ruby red in the glass, the nose is youthful with fresh red cherries, plums and toasty oak aromas. On the palate, similar red fruit character is accented by subtle nutmeg and clove, and gently gripping tannins. |
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| Shinn Estate Vineyards Producer websiteMerlotMerlot 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.EstateIn the United States, "Wines with “estate bottled” designations must: a) also designate an appellation of origin or an AVA, and both the vineyards and the winery must be located there; b) the grapes must come from vineyards owned or controlled by the winery; and c) the wine must have been produced, from crush to bottle, in a continuous process without leaving the winery’s premises."
- WINE LABEL FAQS: A QUICK SUMMARY OF LABEL DESIGNATION RULES" by David E. StollUSAAmerican 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.New York Uncork New York! (New York Wine & Grape Foundation)
LENNDEVOURSLong Island Long Island Wine Country (Long Island Wine Council)
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