2008 Franciscan Estate Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 87.6 points

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  8/23/2013 - jbehrendt Likes this wine: 88 Points

  A very pleasant Merlot. We paired this with a whole chicken prepared on the grill. Very enjoyable.

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  5/3/2013 - austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Sweet red fruit nose. Vanilla and oak syrup. Creamy dusty tannins and a velvet texture throughout.
  
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  3/2/2013 - joeher133 wrote: 89 Points

  Great value at $13. Balanced oak and intense blackberry fruit flavor. Smokey vanilla spice. Very complex for the price. Worth the price for Napa valley fruit.

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  1/29/2013 - Double-A Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Leather, tar, dried currant and toast nose. Full, gripping palate; solid, toasty, roasted finish.
  4/5

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  1/20/2013 - ddgd Does not like this wine: 84 Points

  Rather weak in taste, complexity and structure. Very uneventful and atypical from the maker. As they say, life is too short for terrible wine.

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