| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
5/18/2006 - Nanda wrote: 86 pointsTuscan Wine Night (Caro Mio): This has a heavy dose of alcohol - brandy insfused(?). A bit too much for me, but I can see how this can be appealing with its complexity and unusual profile. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
12/31/2006 - raadams wrote: 94 pointsWow. Very enjoyable with notes of apricot, orange, honey, and hazelnut. You can tell that this wine is fortified with brandy (18% alcohol) but it is very nicely integrated and does not show the alcohol. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
10/17/2007 - steffenpelz wrote: NR34th Street Extravaganza (34th Street Cafe, Austin, TX): A good wine from Merryvale. What's up with that? I really liked this. Nice poached pear, peach, butter, and caramel. This definitely got the job done with the truffles and cheeses for dessert. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
5/22/2008 - beezer6 wrote: 90 pointsLovely aromas of roasted nuts and burnt caramel. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
9/21/2008 - Chrisinroch wrote: 80 pointsAwful unbalanced desert wine that has more in common with grand marnier. 18% alcohol feels like 30% and just completely ovewhelmes and ruins the experience. I'd cook with it but not drink it |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
1/1/2002 - joshwoodward wrote: 75 pointsBeautiful golden-brown hue. Brandy nose and taste. Good acid, but the brandy is too strong. Complex pear finish. Porty. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
3/2/2009 - wineshaman wrote: 94 pointsHad this bottle in my cellar for 6 or 7 years, open late on a cold snowy Sunday night, it was quite good. One of the many reason I drink wine is because I am not fond of the taste of alcohol, though noticiable amouts were detectable in the nose, no heat was on the palate, in fact very good balance of burnt caramel, creme burlee, orange and just a slight amout of residual surgar, making this wine a delight to drink. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
3/9/2009 - 2loyal wrote: 91 pointsThe alcohol was a bit more apparent than I recall noting when I last tried this several years ago, but I still love that "different" caramel/butter/peach Yum In A Glass effect! |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
4/1/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NR40% of this is old BV muscats. Apperently this is true. Blended with a second set of barrels started in 1992 and finished in 2000. Orange peel and wonderful. Jesus that is great. 92-97 is blended into the old BV stuff. The new stuff has been stopped with immature brandy. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
4/15/2009 - wino_tim wrote: 88 pointsShowy but tightly packaged, this offered a bevy of anise, roasted nut, citrus and caramel flavors with lively acidity and a good bit of heat. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
10/22/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NRI little beautiful thing. Showing better today than last night. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
10/22/2009 - Macki wrote: NRHeady orange, toffee grapiness on nose. Acid balances the richness and alcohol. Tastes of orange flowers dipped in caramel & nuts - really delicious all on it's own - no dessert required! |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
3/11/2010 - hutch wrote: 90 pointsVery sherry like nose. Cream. Spices, and alcohol on the palate. Rich, bot as sweet as I thought it would be. Fun, and tasty. 90-91 |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
5/18/2010 - RedLoverJim Likes this wine: 91 pointsNose and nutty finish are sherry like. Very pleasant after dinner drink. Not overly sweet. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
2/28/2008 - AllRed wrote: 87 pointsGibby's monthly tasting (Gibby's Wine Den, Geneva, IL): Pale golden color. Notes of orange peel, clove and honey. The palate follows the nose, with an added nutty quality. Finishes with nice fruit and length. 86-88 pts. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
4/27/2012 - dave smigielski wrote: NRDessert Wine Tasting Party (Katie & Scott's House): This sticky showed more alcohol than even the tawny. I think I might have a diabetic seizure soon, given all this sugar. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
9/3/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 pointsMerryvale Visit and Tasting: Tasting at winery. 11 vintage blend. Orange, orange peel and almonds. Overall nice but simple. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
5/29/2003 - peternelson wrote: 92 pointsHeritage: Dark gold, amber beer color; SUPER viscous, like paint in the glass; orange peel, slight petrol nose; very intense mouth, lots of flavor; Really great flavorful and elegant. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
10/7/2012 - Winestache wrote: 89 pointsWonderful raisen with mouth coating sweetness. Caramel notes on finish. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
12/2/2012 - wirelesswine wrote: 91 pointsLots of orange, nuts, spice. This drinks a bit hot and with the oak treatment comes off almost as a spirit more than a dessert wine. Nonetheless, it's very enjoyable both with and without a sweet dessert. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
12/30/2012 - earlylight wrote: NRGift to Bryant & Megan Ross |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
10/4/2013 - Wineio Likes this wine: 82 pointsToo old, just a hint of fruit. Alcohol and sweetness is about all that is left. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
7/6/2014 - Maddog1070 wrote: 85 pointsAfter dinner drink. Some nuttiness on the palate, but mostly just brandy and sweetness. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
9/13/2014 - arleneg7 Likes this wine: 77 pointsTasted at Merryvale vinyards in Napa. Cool winery, large barrel room! |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
NV Merryvale Muscat AntiguaCalifornia more |
2/20/2015 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NRStill super tasty. |
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