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Community Tasting Notes 12
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Winegeek83 Likes this wine: 95 points
March 19, 2018 - This was a tremendous bottle of wine! Perfectly aged and in a wonderful place at the moment. Lots of dark chocolate and mint with dark berries and hints of tobacco as it opened up. Better than the 08 Cabernet or the Shiraz from Darioush!
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TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 90 points
June 29, 2017 - Certainly a lovely, full bodied and fruit forward wine. Velvety, and rich. Not a whole lot of nuance beyond that though. Probably will continue to evolve, or hold in this space for a couple more years, easily.
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TSTEW22 Likes this wine: 89 points
February 18, 2014 - Quite a bit tighter than I thought it would be. Very jammy.
Hints of blackberry, smoke, currant and and some vanilla. Will try another bottle in 9-12 months to see what's changed.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Vino Monkeys Likes this wine: 93 points
January 19, 2014 - Great merlot. Extra cool because it's the first bottle I've used my Coravin on and it worked great!
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Vino Monkeys Likes this wine: 93 points
January 5, 2014 - Vertical tasting with the 2009 using my new Coravin (too cool!). Dark purple with a little brown at the edge. Not as much fruit in the nose as the 2009, but still a very rich indication of what's to come. Ripe, rich berries and dark fruit, but more "merlot-like" than the 2009. Definitely more peppery spice than the 2009, which causes me to favor this with a bit, though it's a close call. Finish is long. A great merlot that, despite being truer to the variety, still drinks a lot like a great cab.
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By Richard Jennings
2/24/2012 (link) 93 points(Darioush Merlot) Dark ruby color; cedar, French oak, cassis, black currant nose; poised, tasty, ripe black currant, cassis, black fruit palate; needs 5 years; medium-plus finish (90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc; 22 mos. in 70% new French oak; 14.5% alcohol)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Darioush
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 899498000193
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 160 (35%)
- Consumed 293 (65%)
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Burgers, chips and cottage cheese Memorial Day.Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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