2011 Merus Cabernet Sauvignon
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Mark1npt Likes this wine:
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - Bad year......good wine. Great from the pnp but does even better with 2 hours of air. Prodigious sediment/crystals in the neck/on the cork. Finer was used for pouring. Classic cab nose to start, trends toward more pen ink and lead pencil over the two hours. Heavy weight in the glass and very dark garnet red. No hint of the 9 years of age. The fruit is strong but evolved and melds with the well integrated sweet, rounded tannins and there is plenty of acidity on opening which recedes slightly during the two hours and drinking. This obviously has a long way to go but is drinking so very well right now and without the green noted in this difficult vintage. Nice length and continuity through the finish......one of the better '11s I've had.
addendum: this trails off a bit at 4 hours and weakens (91-92pts), best in the first 2-2.5 hours, IMO.
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