Community Tasting Note

VeniceCalif wrote:

Monday, May 16, 2011 - I hope we are all drinking the same 1993 meritage by Ch. Ste. Michelle, because mine was exceptional. (Dale Chihuly on the label) Ruby-garnet color with orange-brown edges. This looks like an aged wine but does not smell much like one: plums, mushrooms, white pepper, earth, cedar notes; a bit shy but nice. More cabernet than merlot. Very pleasant on the palate, with excellent weight. Fruit acids are holding up amazingly well along with oak flavors. None of the mustiness or cooked-fruit flavors that you might expect. Finish is very dry and surprisingly tannic at first, but it lenghthens and lengthens. An excellent wine by any standard, and unbelievable for its age.

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