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Football & Merlot @ Howard's 2009
Old Greenwich, CT
Tasted Sunday, January 18, 2009 by mdefreitas with 701 views
Flight 1 - STARTER WHITES (3 Notes)
Flight 2 - THE MERLOTS (23 Notes)
1992 Matanzas Creek Winery Merlot Sonoma Valley 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Flavors and aromas of a mature Bordeaux. Holding up well. Cedar, earth, tobbaco. Elegant and lovely.
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2002 Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot Vintner Select Mountain Top Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Not bad for a new world Merlot. Sweet, mulled plums, spice and sweet oak. Not overdone, but a bit tiring for me.
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2004 Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Mute nose. Dry tannins. A bit lean, but in a good way. Some loamy minerals add complexity to the plum and cassis fruit. Nice.
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1999 Shafer Merlot 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tobbaco leaf, minerals. Nice old world character. Good depth.
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2002 Paloma Merlot 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Relatively light in color. Sweet, confected fruit. Somewhat thin.
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1997 Pahlmeyer Merlot 84 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Musky. Seems to be showing its age. Cedary, but the alcohol is showing... like a hot Australian Grenache.
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1997 Castelgiocondo (Marchesi de' Frescobaldi) Lamaione Toscana IGT 84 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Chocolate, oak. Underfruited/Overoaked.
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1987 Beringer Vineyards Merlot Bancroft Ranch 82 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
For its age, it held up well, but from a pure enjoyment view... it was a bit lactic, thin and lean.
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2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot Vintner Select Mountain Top Vineyard 85 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Among a room full of Merlots, this did not look bad, but did not impress either. Average quality.
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2000 Leonetti Cellar Merlot Columbia Valley 78 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
Ripe and sickly sweet. Sour sugar plums.
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2002 Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot Vintner Select Mountain Top Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Fruity, with hints of bittersweet cocoa. Medium bodied, a bit short, but nice.
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2003 Pellegrini Family Vineyards Merlot Cloverdale Ranch 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Not bad for a budget Merlot. Sweet nose, structured palate. Medium bodied, grippy, and nicely dry on the finish.
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2002 Arietta Merlot 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Inky dark in color. Nice curranty nose. Dense, good structure. Moderate oak. Very young, needs time, but promising.
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1998 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Black fruits and minerals on the nose. Medium bodied. Good effort.
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2005 Bookster Merlot 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Nice new world/old world cross. Good balance of fruit, oak, spice and loamy soil notes. Medium bodied, but complex and light on it's feet. Never tiring and easy to drink.
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2005 Shafer Merlot 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Medium bodied. Peppery. A bit thin on the palate, but thankfully not overdone.
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2005 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Stern, linear, but in a good way. Minerally in the finish. Somewhat French in style. Just wish it had a bit more in the middle.
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2000 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto Toscana IGT 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Fat, rich and full of milk chocolate. Very new world in style. OK, for the style, but a bit one-dimensional.
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1997 Behrens & Hitchcock Merlot Napa Valley 77 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Under-ripe. tart and shrill. Not much pleasure here.
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1996 Pahlmeyer Merlot 83 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Milky. Soft. Light.
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2006 Shafer Merlot 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Aromatic. Pleasant. Surprisingly accessable for such a young wine. Good balance.
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2003 Blankiet Estate Merlot Paradise Hills Vineyard 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Milky, loamy, a bit green. Some hints of spearamint. Not off-putting, but not my style.
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2002 Paul Hobbs Merlot Michael Black Vineyard 75 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Too much VA for me to get through to the fruit.
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Flight 3 - EXTRA WINES (2 Notes)
1994 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Heimbourg Vendange Tardive 92 Points
France, Alsace
Very nice, although the fresh liveliness of this wine is receeding as it ages. Wonderful wine, but I would tend to drink this sooner, rather than later.
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2001 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Original Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
Drinking a nice structured Cab, after a bunch of sweet Merlots, was like a breath of fresh air. This showed strong currant elements with good density, balance and grip. Needs time, but showing well.
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2005 Domaine Weinbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée Théo 93 Points
France, Alsace
Rosewater, spice, lychee. Very dry, crisp and delicious. Cuts like a sword across the palate.
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2006 Aubert Chardonnay Lauren Estate Vineyard 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Rich, creamy, leesy and complex, with flavors of lemon, custard and yeast. VERY good acids keeps this nervy. Excellent.
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2001 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 85 Points
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Still holding on to life, but not all that interesting. Still juicy, but the fruit seemed a bit candied and slightly manipulated.
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