2001 Joseph Phelps Merlot
Community Tasting Note
JTROCKER wrote:
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - Unfortunately this forgotten treasure was past its prime. I certainly enjoyed the other bottles 6 to 10 years ago. While properly stored all this time, this Merlot was not meant to be kept this long. Still drinkable and the color was nice, but the fruit had lost its pizzazz and the juice was clearly over the hill. Cork had not aged well and was a little difficult to remove, though still had good seal.
Opened and let breath for 30 minutes. Slowly drank 1/2 bottle with slight improvement during the evening. Finished 2nd half the next night and it showed little further improvement.
It was a very good wine in its day, my fault for losing track of it. If you still have a bottle, open it immediately. You may get lucky, but i think your experience will mirror mine ... at best.
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Comment posted by darrenv:
7/14/2020 9:38:00 PM - I'd consider giving it an "NR" (not rated). It was good wine, you just held on it too long! 75 is punitive ;)
Comment posted by JTROCKER:
7/14/2020 9:45:00 PM - Excellent point. Now just have to figure out how to change that ;)
Comment posted by darrenv:
7/15/2020 7:05:00 AM - You can edit your notes. I'm glad you didn't take it the wrong way!