Community Tasting Notes 11

• Wwinowillie wrote:

  August 26, 2019 - Had this at the winery dinner and it was one of the best wines I’ve ever tried...strawberry notes really stood out

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• PatrickH1 Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 22, 2017 - Surprisingly wonderful, complex and fruity.

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• tewino Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 3, 2017 - Ahhh, complexity.....Nice change in a sea of CA monolithic powerhouse wines. While the 91 is profound (best Merlot ever made in CA), this 99 is no slouch. A joy to drink and interesting to taste all night.

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• cos82 Does not like this wine: 85 points

  February 9, 2013 - Interesting wine from my cellar since release, but probably too long. Strange funkiness on the nose, horseshit, on each sip that then disappeared when held further on the nose. Dark purple. Not a lot of fruit with a bitter quality. Some chocolate and crushed stones and oak. Not a bad wine, but not up to my standards.

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• J2K wrote:

  November 21, 2011 - Was really looking forward to this wine since I have had other fntastic Newton Merlot's but was disappointed with this bottle. The wine stil had nice acidity but fruit seemed to turn, tasted like burned over ripe dark fruit mixed with some old oranges or citrus. This wine was kept in excellent storage so not sure if this is just how it ages or somehow went bad.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Newton
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation Unfiltered
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 30 (32%)
• Consumed 65 (68%)

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