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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by EvanJB on 3/25/2020 & rated 92 points: Wonderful, long finish, surprisingly nice fruit (684 views) | | | Tasted by Swajln on 4/13/2018 & rated 90 points: Nice cherry tones. It has a tone of alcohol/heat without airing. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity. No tannins so I believe this is as balanced as it will get and at peak. This is 1.5 liter. (1076 views) | | | Tasted by kend707 on 9/23/2017 & rated 90 points: Mild vanilla flavor on top of a medium bodied cherry base. Enjoyable quaff. (1076 views) | | | Tasted by Verney-carron on 6/14/2017 & rated 91 points: Great staying power. (1146 views) | | | Tasted by jbehrendt on 11/11/2015 & rated 90 points: Paired with cold grilled steak and cheese. Nicely complex and full. Really enjoyed. (1562 views) | | | Tasted by gmat5497 on 9/12/2015 & rated 89 points: Nice (1030 views) |
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https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2018/07/whitehall-lane-cellars-winery-visit-and.html
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2018/11/big-red-petit-verdot-for-serious-sipping.htmlMerlotMerlot 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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