2009 Merry Edwards Pinot Noir Meredith Estate

Community Tasting Notes (46) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  2/6/2022 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 92 Points

  At peak and still delicious !! I agree with my tasting note of 10 months ago !!
  Perfect cork after over a decade in the bottle, easily removed. Dark ruby colored with little to no oxidation and medium clarity. Consumed over two days. Dijon clones 115, 667 and 777; field selection: Joseph Swan Vineyard, UCD37 (isolated by Merry Edwards at Mount Eden Vineyard, aka the Merry Edwards selection) clones of Pinot Noir from Meridith Estate in the Sebastopol Hills in the Russian River Valley AVA. This was the last bottle of the vintage in my cellar.

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  11/25/2021 - casjf Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Anise flavors

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  10/26/2021 - casjf Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Past it’s prime.

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  3/8/2021 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This wine is tasting extremely good right now !! The cork was nearly perfect after a decade in the bottle. This is a balanced Pinot Noir that I consumed over two days. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate and rose hips, flavors of cranberry, cherry, rhubarb, and forest floor with a pleasant medium to long finish. Popped and poured, this wine really benefited from gentle oxygen since it was much more soft and integrated on day two. Great fruit with firm acidity made into a very balanced Pinot Noir from the Meridith Estate in the Russian River Valley appellation of Sonoma County. This Pinot Noir is an age worthy wine and may another year of life left or could be at or past peak. I still have one more bottle of this vintage remaining; I may open it in the next few months or so to verify my rating.

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  11/26/2020 - casjf Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Complex wine with flavors of red cherry, black pepper. Served with Thanksgiving turkey dinner and it stood up to a rich mushroom gravy. Definitely needs to be opened an hour ahead of time at this point. Decanting recommended. Drink soon.

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