Still remarkably youthful. Structured, even a little tight until breathing. Then a great balance of fruit and tannin with a medium finish. Really reminiscent more of a good cab then a typical merlot. Reading other reviews makes me suspect that this is very slow to mature, given that at eight years old it appears to be in its prime, with some years left in the cellar.
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I was disappointed with this merlot. Perhaps it was starting to decline. It was a medium body and was not as fruit forward as I expected. Some earthiness and dark fruits on the nose and finish. Bright acidity and a lingering finish.
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Nice fruit, red cherry on the nose; good soft tannin, good fruit and texture; Med finish. A very nice entry-level wine with good balance and reasonably well made, though nothing unique. 87
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5/22/2016 - cbrachfeld Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still remarkably youthful. Structured, even a little tight until breathing. Then a great balance of fruit and tannin with a medium finish. Really reminiscent more of a good cab then a typical merlot. Reading other reviews makes me suspect that this is very slow to mature, given that at eight years old it appears to be in its prime, with some years left in the cellar.
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5/2/2016 - Yondan wrote: 83 Points
I was disappointed with this merlot. Perhaps it was starting to decline. It was a medium body and was not as fruit forward as I expected. Some earthiness and dark fruits on the nose and finish. Bright acidity and a lingering finish.
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3/29/2014 - PhilnJaynes_cellar wrote: 83 Points
Disappointed. No fruit. flat one dimensional.
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11/19/2013 - aagrawal wrote: 87 Points
Nice fruit, red cherry on the nose; good soft tannin, good fruit and texture; Med finish. A very nice entry-level wine with good balance and reasonably well made, though nothing unique. 87
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10/1/2013 - teenaging wrote: 89 Points
fruity and rich, nice mouth feel, but frankly, too damn much alcohol at 14.5% - it finishes with a burn.
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11/1/2012 - VAD wrote: 89 Points
Let is air out for an hour and it was very smooth and enjoyable.
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8/5/2012 - ggkemp wrote: 89 Points
Much better than the 1st bottle... Strong nose, deep dark color, smooth with complex fruit... Nice finish..
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6/18/2012 - ggkemp wrote: 86 Points
Nice wine. Not special.
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6/13/2012 - OpuMayaQuem wrote: 89 Points
A nice fruit forward wine that is drinking well now.
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