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• Nike-Raider Likes this wine: 86 points

  June 26, 2013 - I decanted and screen filtered to remove sediment but there was not very much. I started drinking after 20 min when the nose seemed to open up. A pretty and complex bouquet with cherries, strawberries, vanilla, and other hints that I can't quit identify.
  
  Far less interesting on the pallet, but respectable. One of the better gift bottles that I have received, but that does not say very much.

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• gilesm wrote: 89 points

  August 24, 2010 - Had again with butterfly leg of lamb. Improved slightly over the past year.
  Kept it in the fridge (half of a bottle, using vacuvin) for a week while away and was still excellent.

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• frockaloid Likes this wine: 89 points

  August 21, 2010 - I worried that this bottle might be past its prime based on others' recommended drinking dates, but I found it quite lively, with a good deal more character than many merlots I've had. Garnet tending toward brick red. Nose was a tad hot but interesting and earthy. Balanced acidity and mature fruit; medium-to-full body; tannins evident but not distracting. Very nice, wonderful accompanyment to a balsamic pork roast.

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• gilesm wrote: 88 points

  September 30, 2009 - Very good with the lamb

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• kuhawk88 wrote: 88 points

  February 8, 2009 - A fruit-forward and very smooth Merlot. A very good food wine - it paired nicely with braised short ribs over garlic mashed potatoes. The only detraction is that at $23 per bottle - I would have expected a bit more complexity. Wine Enthusiast rated this an 85 - but I would score it a bit higher.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Simi
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma County

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• In Cellars 31 (37%)
• Consumed 52 (63%)

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