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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2023 and 2028 (based on 133 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Krbnsol on 5/4/2024 & rated 85 points: Extremely disappointed. For a $40 wine I expected more. Very dry, high tannins, low flavor. No need for me to buy again. (37 views) | | | Tasted by karanan on 2/24/2024 & rated 91 points: Very pleasant floral wine - that did well paired with a steak dinner. Maybe a tad bit sweeter than a typical wine, but very drinkable and enjoyable. It may do better in a few years, but it's a great table wine right now. (212 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 2/11/2024 & rated 90 points: Ordered a glass at a restaurant. 94% Merlot, 5% Petite Sirah and 1% Malbec. Crimson color. Not overly tannic with deep red fruit, wet earth and licorice notes. Medium to full bodied. 90 points. (312 views) | | | Tasted by wino121 on 1/23/2024 & rated 91 points: A classic Merlot IMO, the King of all grapes is on full display here.
No harsh edges front to back.
2nd btl and it’s consistent.
Drink now thru 2028…with decant.
Rebuy (351 views) | | | Tasted by sduraybito on 12/29/2023 & rated 91 points: Pretty much in line with what's noted here. Very smooth, good concentration, nothing much to say against it other than it could have used some Cabernet Sauvignon to muscle it up a notch. With gridle NY strips (cooking time 5 minutes - yummy). $30.59 at King Soopers with the 6 bottle 10 percent discount. Not sure I'll get again. (349 views) | | | Tasted by Janda_42 on 11/18/2023 & rated 89 points: Eye: Deep red to a watery cherry
Nose: Oak, cherry, dark fruit. Hint of cacao powder and coconut shavings.
Palate: Red fruit, touch of saline, touch of soy. Lots of wood spice. Some coconut, cacao, and vanilla. Rustic tannins, pleasant acidity. Little bit of red meat and prunes.
Finish: Medium length, lots of cherry and cacao powder. (542 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 3/21/2023 & rated 91 points: Cultured and lifted aromas of black cherries, plums, and eucalyptus waft from the glass. Juicy, pliant, and Old World, the palate displays a beautifully reserved array of depth, complexity, and textures. Nice. (396 views) | | | Tasted by Kbentley007 on 3/9/2023: This bottle was very strong with green peppers/pyrazine (1239 views) | | | Tasted by PNIELSEN on 2/17/2023 & rated 90 points: I agree with SRABKIN90, only I'll go a point higher. Decent QPR for a Napa Merlot at $32 at Costco. (1115 views) | | | Tasted by Srabkin90 on 11/5/2022 & rated 89 points: First time trying a Merlot from Stags'. I prefer their Cab, but this held up decently. Probably a little young. Let this decant for around 90 minutes.
On the nose, intense aromas of dark fruit, black cherry and some oak. Initial notes of plum, ripe strawberry and oak. This opened up with some vanilla and pepper. Decent finish of oak, vanilla and chocolate.
Med bodied, fairly dry, smooth and well balanced. This was enjoyable but not overly complex. A well crafted Merlot at a reasonable price point. (1248 views) | | | Tasted by cjsadler on 5/3/2022 & rated 89 points: As usual, a dependable crowd pleaser that I don't mind drinking myself. (1167 views) |
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(Stags' Leap Winery Merlot, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
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| Stags' Leap Winery Producer website
NOTE: This is easily confused with Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, but Stags' Leap Winery is a different winery. [StagsLeap See details here].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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