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2013 Robert Foley Merlot

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5/5/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 94 points

Day 1: Another stellar bottle. See other 3 notes but will right one anyway. Menthol, dark fruits, chocolate, spice and mild oak. Nice concentration and medium plus finish. 93 points
Day 3: Another great day 3 bottle with menthol, mild funk, plum, blueberries, dark chocolate and spices. A touch of oak on the finish. Super complex wine and one would be fooled into thinking this is a $200 Napa Wine blind. 94 points
Recommendation: Buy for under $50 if you can find it via auction.

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2013 Robert Foley Merlot

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4/28/2024 - 3daywinereview.com Likes this wine: 94 points

Day 1: This is the best $25 other than result of a crush. Bought via auction and could have had two cases instead of one. Funk, gravel, plum, tobacco, menthol, cherry and earth. Right banker in disguise. 94 points
Day 2: Holding form nicely. This is the best bottle of the case so far and gives great promise this wine will drink well through 2030. Menthol, funk, tobacco, sour cherry, stone, earth and smoke. Big style wine but so good. 94 points
Day 3: Over 10 years old and holding form. Wow purchase from my friends at Chicago Wine Company. Win for sure.
Recommendation: Should have bought all 3 cases instead of one.

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2013 Robert Foley Merlot

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3/30/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 points

Tom & Bruna's Wine Tasting (Edina, MN): So the hosts liked this better than us other 3 but I like both for different reasons. This is a bigger style but some modern Bordeaux character. Tobacco, oak, funk, cherry, blue fruits, spice and earth. Long finish and concentrated. Again outstanding.

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2013 Robert Foley Merlot

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3/27/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 94 points

Day 1: Thank you cellar tracker as I would have not made this amazing purchase via auction without some data. This is an amazing wine and paid less than $25 a bottle. Mild oak, funk, blueberries, menthol, coffee beans, dark cherry and dust. Super complex wine and amazing what a great Merlot experience can be like from Napa. As good as almost every Cab at a recent $60 plus event. 93+ points
Day 2: Wow! This tastes like a $200 Cabernet not a $50 Merlot which it is about the retail. Oak, dark cherries, spices, coffee beans, menthol, dust, tobacco and earth. Super concentrated effort and off the charts on the value. 94 points
Day 3: Still has some nice characteristics but pales in comparison of day 1/2. 89 points
Recommendation: This will drink well through 2028 for sure.

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2019 Canvasback Merlot

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2/10/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 points

Open that Bottle Night (Prior Lake, MN): Got better over time and needed a decant. Dark berries, oak, spice, chocolate and rose petals. Recommend a three hour decant on this one to show its stuff. 90 points

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2018 Chateau Ste. Michelle Merlot Indian Wells

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1/4/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 87 points

Had this about a year ago. Similar with cherry, wood, spice and floral notes. A touch sweet but good overall.

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2019 La Forge Estate Merlot

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10/28/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 81 points

The best of the 4 La Forge wines tasted but that is saying nothing. Red currants, mild spice and some earth. Short to medium finish.

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2018 Swanson Merlot

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10/15/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 1: Solid overall. Had my wife who does not drink much wine taste this which is half the price as a 2020 Smoke Taint wine and she liked this a lot better. Cherry, spice, floral, minerals and earth. Very smooth wine and balanced. Excellent value under $30. 92 points

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2014 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Three Palms Vineyard

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3/31/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 points

$100 Plus Tasting Year 2 (Minneapolis, MN): Welll wine of the year for WS not sure I get it but not a bad wine. Too much oak for my liking. Oak, plum, dark chocolate and spices. Maybe in 5 years it will develop more but not a wow wine.

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2018 Robert Keenan Winery Merlot Napa Valley

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3/22/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 1: Oak, blueberries, smoke, cherry, spice and dust. This wine is young and needs a few days to flesh out. 89 points
Day 2: Much better which is no surprise with the 3 day approach. Cherry, blueberries, spices, dust, floral, wood and minerals. Very nice improvement and this will continue to improve over the next five to eight years. 92 points
Day 3: Not going anywhere as these have plenty of life for a long time. Solid on day 2 and 3. Vinturi on day 3. Blueberries, spice, cherry, wood, menthol, floral and minerals. This has a medium plus finish. 92 points
Recommendation: Drink from 2025 to 2032.

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2018 Swanson Merlot

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2/2/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 1: Dark berries, spice, earth, bell pepper, baking chocolate and dried leaves. While not a powerhouse wine very nice overall. 90 points
Day 2: Winning again on day 2. This is velvet in a glass. Complexity up with bell pepper, raspberries, sour cherry, earth, spice, mild oak and dust. What a great value. 92 points

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2018 Robert Keenan Winery Merlot Napa Valley

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1/29/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 1: Oak, dark cherry, spice, minerals, dust and floral notes. A bit tight on day 1 so no score given.
Day 2: Open for business. Dark cherry, plum, saddle leather, mild oak, spice, floral notes, chocolate and minerals. Complex offering and mighty tasty for $41. 92 points
Day 3: Further improvement with baking chocolate, dust, minerals, plum, blueberries, menthol, mild oak and spice. Super complex wine. 92+ points
Recommendation: Excellent value and while not Barnett Spring Mountain this is solid.

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2021 Sterling Vineyards Merlot Vintner's Collection

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12/23/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 75 points

This is terrible corporate wine. The stuff coming out of California now a days is embarrassing. Muted fruit and some oak chips. One of the worst Merlot's I have tasted in years but it probably sells 100,000 cases or more.

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2017 Browne Family Vineyards Merlot

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12/17/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 points

Day 1: Another solid showing featuring cherry, earth, chocolate, mild spice and blueberries. Nice wine overall. Medium finish. Would drink these now until 2025. 90 points
Day 2: Big drop in quality on day 2. Oak and heat are present. Chocolate, spice and fruit. Medium finish but not satisfying at all. One of the worst day 2 experiences of the year. 80 points
Day 2.5: Went back and used the Vinturi. This is always a good move with wines with some alcohol showing as once again improved the wine greatly. Plum, dark chocolate, spice, raspberries, floral and damp earth. Very complex wine and again why you never give up on a wine. 91 points

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2018 Whitehall Lane Merlot

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11/6/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 88 points

Solid wine overall. Plum, cherry, and blueberries. Spice, chocolate and earth. Fruit forward wine without the sweetness levels of other corporate wines.

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2016 L'Ecole No. 41 Merlot Estate Walla Walla Valley

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10/4/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 points

Day 2: Nice fruit featuring plum, cherry and sour blueberries. Mint, earth, pine needles, spice and floral notes. Complex effort and always preferred this to the Columbia Valley offering. Long finish and these will drink well through 2030. 93 points
Day 3: Very similar to day 2. This is for sure one of the better deals in the past 5 years. $27.50 with tax. 92 points
Recommendation: If you can get this for under $30 buy!

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2018 Swanson Merlot

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9/27/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 points

Day 1: Nice again with blueberries, plum, cherry, earth, spice and violets. Medium plus finish and good acidity. 91 points
Day 2: Nice fruit again but adds a nice dark chocolate note along with earth, spice and violets. Medium finish. Very enjoyable wine for $27. 91 points
Recommendation: Solid Merlot from Napa.

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2017 Browne Family Vineyards Merlot

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9/24/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 1: Blueberries, smoked meats, minerals, cherry, plum and dark chocolate. Wonderful wine for the price of under $20. One of the top QPR's of the year. 92 points
Day 2: Holding form and this is no hurry to drink. Under $20 super deal in the Twin Cities. 92 points
Recommendation: Worth the price even at $30.
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2018 Chateau Ste. Michelle Merlot Indian Wells

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9/15/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 88 points

Decant wine for under $10. Cherry, plum, spice and floral notes. A bit sweet overall and lack some acidity but good value.

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2017 Browne Family Vineyards Merlot

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9/3/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 1: One of the better values of the year. Under $20. Plum, blueberries, spice, earth, minerals and menthol. Medium plus finish and good acidity. Only got 8 and wish I got 3 cases of this. 92 points

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2017 Browne Family Vineyards Merlot

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8/19/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 2: Best under $20 purchase of the year. Bright fruit featuring plum, blueberries and cherry. Minerals, menthol, spice and earth. Wonderful finish. 92 points

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2017 Browne Family Vineyards Merlot

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8/10/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Well, this went quickly. No day 2. My wife loved it. Cherry, blueberries, menthol, earth, floral and spice. Medium plus finish. Outstanding value. 92 points

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2018 Swanson Merlot

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7/30/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 1: Nice fruit featuring plum, blueberries and boysenberries, Underbrush, bell pepper, exotic spices, rose petals and a touch of wood. Complex and medium plus finish. For under $30 a stellar value. 91 points
Day 1.5: This is even better and features blueberries, cherry, plum, spice, rose petals, menthol, milk chocolate and graphite. Maybe the best Napa wine I have tasted in a few years under $30. 92 points
Day 2: One of the better values and day 2 this is still excellent. Little Right Bank happening with earth, gravel, floral, funk, cherry and tobacco. Getting more next week! 92+ points
Day 3: Not as good as day 2 or 1. A bit tired and lacks the intensity of day 1/2.
Recommendation: Decant 2 hours and enjoy or drink this until 2026.

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2017 Browne Family Vineyards Merlot

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7/28/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Day 1: Medium purple hue. Up front this needs a decant as the oak was heavy. Now very integrated. Cherry, earth, spice, rose petals, plum and menthol. This is a very well-made wine and even better is the price at $16.99. 92 points
Day 2: Not as intense as day 1 and showing less fruit but still tasty. Menthol, earth, cherry, wood and baking chocolate. Medium finish. 90 points
Recommendation: Drink on day 1 and decant for 30 minutes. Drink these over the next couple of years.

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2010 Pepper Bridge Merlot

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7/14/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 points

Walla Walla Syrah Festival "Vintage Pour" (Cavu Cellars, Walla Walla): Cherry, floral, spice, plum and mild peppery finish. Good length and balanced wine.

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