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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2023 and 2027 (based on 66 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 2/25/2024 & rated 90 points: Tasty. Would prefer a bit more tannin, but that's me and Merlot (241 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 2/2/2024: That is indeed a Cabernet drinkers Merlot. (537 views) | | | Tasted by DaveNC on 10/22/2023 & rated 94 points: Very nice, mild/mid tannins, good body. Would buy again in the 35-range. (598 views) | | | Tasted by Jsilbe on 1/15/2023: Buy again! (1139 views) | | | Tasted by WyattTheSomm on 10/29/2022 & rated 92 points: Great Merlot !!
Sight: Medium ruby color with very little staining
Nose: Absolutely ambrosial nose of Ripe Red Cherry jelly beans, Raspberry Coulis, and black plums. Impressive that right out the bottle the aromatics are 8/10 and the wine also shows a considerable amount of oak but the Merlot takes it well with vanilla toast and chocolate undertones.
(Interesting to note the 19’ Cab nose was very closed didn’t show the oak even having the same regime and needed 3 hours of coaxing maybe leaving one thinking more depth certainly but not as good as the merlots still)
Taste: Follows the nose well but it’s not trying to show off here, just doing the basics at the best of their ability! Superlative Merlot character on the mouthfeel/texture with forgiving ripe tannins wrapping up all the juicy red fruits and subtle baking spices this wine has to offer.
Overall: blinded next to the Cab decanted 2 hours but tried when first poured as well. 2019 made the merlot sing from the fruit in the Vineyard to the yeast fermentation things just went well and it shows! I never thought I would pick a merlot over their Cab but in 2019 I would and did ! The Cab has more tannins and depth yes but the merlot is singing and is not here to show off it’s just really great at being what it is…
& I Love that so cheers ! (1376 views) | | | Tasted by aaronmphoto on 4/3/2022 & rated 91 points: Tasted at winery: delicious nose, a little fruity. Much more mellow light flavor. Hopefully opens up with age. We like a lot. Pretty dry (1405 views) |
| By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Napa Valley's 2019s: Part 3 (5/4/2022)
(Trefethen Family Vineyards Merlot Signature) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, The 2019 Napa Valley Cabernets: A Deep Dive (Jan 2022) (1/1/2022)
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| Trefethen Producer website
A visit to Trefethen winery estate in Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley -
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2013/05/trefethen-family-napa-valley-estate.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) |
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