I had low expectations but this wine exceeded them. Really nice merlot. Plumy but not over done. Chocolatey. Euro-ish with nice acidity and good tannin structure and only 13%-ish ABV. I had a poor experience at the Sinskey winery so I almost hoped that I wouldn't like this wine, but alas, it was good. Best domestic Merlot in some time and much better than the same bottle I had a few years back.
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Pop and pour. Inky purple color. Slow legs. Earth, Cherry and Blackberry on the nose. Tastes of Cherry, Blueberry and Cranberry. Leather/Suede texture. Somewhat balanced, but acidic medium/short finish. ABV 13.6%
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Been awhile since I've had a Merlot but this one impressed me. Opened rather quickly. No decant or vinituri needed. Within 20 minutes it was tasty. Good dusty fruit nose. Garnet color. Fine grained tannic structure. Drinking well now but some life left. Could do much worse at this price point. You'll enjoy it.
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12/1/2022 - J B McDonald wrote:
Far gone.
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3/19/2017 - halfred Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still crazy after all these years.
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2/19/2015 - dransford wrote: 92 Points
I had low expectations but this wine exceeded them. Really nice merlot. Plumy but not over done. Chocolatey. Euro-ish with nice acidity and good tannin structure and only 13%-ish ABV. I had a poor experience at the Sinskey winery so I almost hoped that I wouldn't like this wine, but alas, it was good. Best domestic Merlot in some time and much better than the same bottle I had a few years back.
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11/22/2011 - sabrage Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Pop and pour. Inky purple color. Slow legs. Earth, Cherry and Blackberry on the nose. Tastes of Cherry, Blueberry and Cranberry. Leather/Suede texture. Somewhat balanced, but acidic medium/short finish. ABV 13.6%
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10/26/2011 - dransford wrote: 90 Points
Been awhile since I've had a Merlot but this one impressed me. Opened rather quickly. No decant or vinituri needed. Within 20 minutes it was tasty. Good dusty fruit nose. Garnet color. Fine grained tannic structure. Drinking well now but some life left. Could do much worse at this price point. You'll enjoy it.
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