1997 Wente Vineyards Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 74 points

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  8/15/2009 - davidcbaker wrote: 74 Points

  Clean the cellar night again, Looking for the faded or about to fade. Drinkable but clearly way past any prime if it ever had it. Light with no finish whatsoever.

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  12/20/2005 - WNissen wrote:

  $7.50 at Costco in 2000. You would think that an eight-year-old merlot would be dead. I certainly thought so, having saved the bottle only because it was autographed by Julie Wente. However, a positive note on the Wine Lover's Discussion Group, led me to open it with seven-hour lamb. Well, what do you know? This has developed some fine tobacco notes and still has good fruit and structure. What's more, it is only starting to brick. Good+.

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