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• Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 89 points

  October 9, 2018 - this is a nice merlot for the money. Opens up after an hour or so...

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• timbobwhite Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 26, 2018 - Next to last bottle from case. PNP has been best for these, they are go to go from the beginning. Cherry, plum and a bit of barnyard. These have been excellent wines from a less than stellar year. Not seeing any decline so no rush to finish them. That said, they are good to go now for occasions when you didn't have time or remember to prepare something ahead of time.

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• Arch57 Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 13, 2018 - Agree with TimBob’s note. Great value from NH state liquor store for a quality wine from a solid producer that over-delivers.
  Had with RibEye steak on a cold February night. Tasted like a $50 Pomerol.

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• timbobwhite wrote: 91 points

  September 23, 2017 - PNP. This is more like the first bottle. This was good out of the bottle, did not improve much in the glass. Drink now without much, if any air and this is an excellent (for the price) Merlot. On sale New Hampshire (Sept. 2017) at $16.99, $14.44 with 15% case discount. Great value. Drink up.

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• timbobwhite Does not like this wine: 87 points

  September 23, 2017 - Decanted 1-1/2 hours, drank over 2. This was tired and over the hill, not at all like the first bottle. Thinking that decanting was not a good idea.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Swanson
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 102 (34%)
• Consumed 197 (66%)

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