This is lovely. We were looking for something to enjoy with a bit of Christmas cheese and this turned up. Lovely nose - forest floor, some dark fruits - perhaps a hint of blueberry? On the palate, menthol, a hint of spice, lovely mouthfeel - still some structure there, good tannins, enough acidity, you can still taste the fruit. Sad that this is the last bottle - really enjoyable.
Ah - wonderful - a check of my L&W account shows that we do, in fact, have a couple of bottles left. No rush to drink, but this is really nice now.
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West London Apocalypse Survival Team New World vs Old World Dinner (Two sites in leafy west London): Decent, well balanced, mature-ish Napa merlot. If that sounds like damning with faint praise - that's because it is. Compared to previous bottles I've had - just a little less exciting, a little less refined. Not sure if it's the company, the food, this bottle or it's just always been a little bit like this. Looking at my other notes, and how much of this I've been gleefully drinking over the past few months, suspect a poor bottle or just not where my head was at last night.
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Really good - for what it is. Lovely mature-ish Napa merlot - a hint of menthol, nice structure and just starting to open up. A whiff of portiness is what stops this being utterly lovely.
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This is the rutherford merlot, not the regular napa. We had it with duck breast with pear and potato. Great combination. A bit lite but the wine is excellent. Great nose of fruit and herbs/spice. On palate it was a fine wine with some tartiness. Good finish. Nothing super special but very good.
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12/28/2022 - lozatron Likes this wine:
This is lovely. We were looking for something to enjoy with a bit of Christmas cheese and this turned up. Lovely nose - forest floor, some dark fruits - perhaps a hint of blueberry? On the palate, menthol, a hint of spice, lovely mouthfeel - still some structure there, good tannins, enough acidity, you can still taste the fruit. Sad that this is the last bottle - really enjoyable.
Ah - wonderful - a check of my L&W account shows that we do, in fact, have a couple of bottles left. No rush to drink, but this is really nice now.
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9/6/2020 - lozatron wrote:
West London Apocalypse Survival Team New World vs Old World Dinner (Two sites in leafy west London): Decent, well balanced, mature-ish Napa merlot. If that sounds like damning with faint praise - that's because it is. Compared to previous bottles I've had - just a little less exciting, a little less refined. Not sure if it's the company, the food, this bottle or it's just always been a little bit like this. Looking at my other notes, and how much of this I've been gleefully drinking over the past few months, suspect a poor bottle or just not where my head was at last night.
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4/20/2020 - lozatron Likes this wine: 89 Points
Really good - for what it is. Lovely mature-ish Napa merlot - a hint of menthol, nice structure and just starting to open up. A whiff of portiness is what stops this being utterly lovely.
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12/6/2014 - MichielV wrote: 90 Points
This is the rutherford merlot, not the regular napa. We had it with duck breast with pear and potato. Great combination. A bit lite but the wine is excellent. Great nose of fruit and herbs/spice. On palate it was a fine wine with some tartiness. Good finish. Nothing super special but very good.
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6/25/2014 - dalemosier Likes this wine: 90 Points
I find many merlots too fruity, but this was excellent. Nice balance of tannin and fruit; good lingering taste.
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