2005 Santa Alicia Merlot Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 85.5 points

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  1/1/2018 - tomoem Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Let me start by saying that I have a bias toward older wine. This wine though only 12 years old but had told to me that it had been poorly stored in a kitchen cabinet for 10 years. So I am thinking it likely had accelerated maturation and could very well be like a 20 -25 year old merlot properly kept. Ok ...... so here are my notes :
  
  Funky aroma with dog poop dominating scent and some vegetable. The mouthfeel is so melancholy and sweet. Immediate strawberry and then stale vegetables and then raspberry. Quite unique and I must say I loved it. Probably cheap but OMG how a mediocre wine could benefit from age.

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  3/31/2008 - GregGH wrote:

  for the price ( $10 in Ontario ) is is a good value and tastes consistent with Wine Spectator's score of 83 - nothing special - but for $10 - a good daily wine

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