2001 Joseph Phelps Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 87.6 points

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  8/15/2023 - shafer1994 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Problems with the cork. Dissimilar from other reviews my bottle was still fine: nice deep red color, fruity nose, some overripe notes at the beginning. Medium bodied wine, ripe and fully developed with charming berry bouquet combined with a lovely sweetness. Vanilla and even some Cola notes after an hour. Silky finish.

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  1/3/2021 - herbtcat wrote: 81 Points

  Used my Coravin to sample 3 years ago. Today, it appears that the Coravin failed to live up to it's hype. The fruit was flat, structure was nonexistent, and finish was short and astringent. Now I know.

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  7/14/2020 - JTROCKER wrote:

  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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  4/12/2018 - B&PBaker wrote:

  mistake

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  4/5/2018 - B&PBaker wrote: 87 Points

  Brick red. Nice and smooth. Fruit faded a bit. Touch of earth. Took an hour to open. 87

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