This wine won a Bordeaux varietal tasting. While a few tasters thought the wine was a bit hot, they also thought it was well balanced with a silky texture. It was difficult to see that this wine was 16 years old - it shows no signs of age.
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Completely oxidized. I should just give this a really low score, because B&H put synthetic corks in these that are known to give trouble. Not drinkable. Apparently this is good wine when it is not spoiled.
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Doesn't appear to have faded. Still lots of vibrant fresh berry fruit flavour. Possibly even better on day 2. We thought it showed very typical Merlot characteristics.
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This is drinking beautifully now and seems to have a good bit of life left. Rich and supple blackberry and blueberry fruit, with floral and herbal undertones. Still has a bit of soft tannins and enough acidity to give it structure. Just a great example of what California Merlot can be.
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8/18/2015 - doctornoah wrote: flawed
Corked. Almost thankful - it was hot and sweet underneath and I would've had to drink it otherwise
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6/4/2015 - berkeleywinedog Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine won a Bordeaux varietal tasting. While a few tasters thought the wine was a bit hot, they also thought it was well balanced with a silky texture. It was difficult to see that this wine was 16 years old - it shows no signs of age.
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3/1/2015 - Quarked wrote: flawed
Completely oxidized. I should just give this a really low score, because B&H put synthetic corks in these that are known to give trouble. Not drinkable. Apparently this is good wine when it is not spoiled.
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8/13/2014 - zacsmith Likes this wine: 92 Points
Doesn't appear to have faded. Still lots of vibrant fresh berry fruit flavour. Possibly even better on day 2. We thought it showed very typical Merlot characteristics.
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5/1/2012 - stevenjstein Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is drinking beautifully now and seems to have a good bit of life left. Rich and supple blackberry and blueberry fruit, with floral and herbal undertones. Still has a bit of soft tannins and enough acidity to give it structure. Just a great example of what California Merlot can be.
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