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Community Tasting Notes 18
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Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 92 points
January 13, 2023 - Dark garnet color with minimal bricking. Some sediments nose shows tart cherries and blackcurrants. Integrated tannins, mellow acidity - perfectly mature and in a great drinking window - this wine exudes plums, blackberries, tart cherries, tobacco leaves, forest floor notes, hints of graphite; the ending is medium long, very pleasant, with sandalwood notes to really make it come together. Drink now - I think this is in a great spot right now. Not overly layered of comllex, but precise and balanced and enjoyable.
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TMOVino2 Likes this wine: 89 points
October 5, 2020 - (4/5) - ruby, but browning a bit with age
(12/15) - This may have been stunning 5 years ago but is really starting to transition to secondary aromas. A bit of red fruits but dominated by spice, earth, tobacco scents.
(16/20) - Again, age maybe has this just past where I'd like it to be personally. A bit acidic and one dimensional. My wife and I both thought it was transitioned.
(7/10) - Still a fun wine and one I'd wished I drunk a bit sooner. Especially after having a 2011 not long ago that was stunning. -
gteran76 Likes this wine: 94 points
November 23, 2019 - Short decant and ready to drink. Bold, nice structure and lots of tannins. This can go several more years.
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bobadopolis wrote: 94 points
August 26, 2019 - Decanted for 1 hour. Spectacular
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ravbik wrote: 91 points
May 12, 2017 - Vanilla is much less apparent. Velvet, lush ripe red fruits , fast legs , medium finish
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Hourglass
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Blueline
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 209 (37%)
- Consumed 359 (63%)
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- ProducerHourglass
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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