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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Wwinowillie on 8/26/2019: Had this at the winery dinner and it was one of the best wines I’ve ever tried...strawberry notes really stood out (674 views) | | | Tasted by PatrickH1 on 11/22/2017 & rated 90 points: Surprisingly wonderful, complex and fruity. (1122 views) | | | Tasted by tewino on 3/3/2017 & rated 92 points: Ahhh, complexity.....Nice change in a sea of CA monolithic powerhouse wines. While the 91 is profound (best Merlot ever made in CA), this 99 is no slouch. A joy to drink and interesting to taste all night. (1466 views) | | | Tasted by cos82 on 2/9/2013 & rated 85 points: Interesting wine from my cellar since release, but probably too long. Strange funkiness on the nose, horseshit, on each sip that then disappeared when held further on the nose. Dark purple. Not a lot of fruit with a bitter quality. Some chocolate and crushed stones and oak. Not a bad wine, but not up to my standards. (2650 views) | | | Tasted by J2K on 11/21/2011: Was really looking forward to this wine since I have had other fntastic Newton Merlot's but was disappointed with this bottle. The wine stil had nice acidity but fruit seemed to turn, tasted like burned over ripe dark fruit mixed with some old oranges or citrus. This wine was kept in excellent storage so not sure if this is just how it ages or somehow went bad. (3009 views) | | | Tasted by peterk on 3/15/2011 & rated 91 points: Tannins still lurking, dark fruit, mellow. (2577 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 9/6/2010 & rated 93 points: decanted for (modest) sediment; clean earth nose; moderate bricking; just right mix of darker slightly tart raspberry, dark cranberry, currant, tobacco, earth; background cedar notes; timed this one just right and thinking that some 10 yr old cali merlots have really performed with nice meals; oddly, while i thought this was sublime, marilyn didn't like it.....all the more for me; day 2 has faded somewhat--drink up!! (2578 views) | | | Tasted by cybergod on 5/1/2010 & rated 95 points: Spectacular wine. Complex, dense aromatics, Blackberries, black cherries, plums and orange rind, toffee, with an herbal note. Chewy and dense but lush texture. Enough structure and tannins to last for the long haul. Right up there with the best California (2178 views) | | | Tasted by achim_m on 4/11/2007 & rated 86 points: This really isn't the style of wine I like - too much alcohol and overextracted, not enough acidity for refreshing and keeping the balance with the level of alcohol. (1792 views) | | | Tasted by Chadwick on 5/15/2006 & rated 90 points: Deep ruby color turning to red at the rim. A nose of cassis and plum jam out of the bottle, but a little time shows brilliant integration of cedar. Behind it all is a wonderful presence of dark chocolate and licorice. Tasting shows a silky mouth texture, low tannins, and a little spicy oak. Fruit dissipates quickly in the finish leaving cherry liquor and chocolate. A dark, fruity, but very beautiful Merlot. Drink now, but a year or two might give the licorice and chocolate an opportunity to better integrate. (2082 views) | | | Tasted by MWes on 3/11/2006 & rated 90 points: On the nose I get blackberries and spicy oak. Upon tasting, initially I get muted red fruit, followed by spicy fruit and oak, ending with a long, smooth, dry tannic finnish. I really loved this wine and wish I had more of it. It was fantastic with steak tonight. (1967 views) |
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Read more about NewtonMerlotMerlot 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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