2001 Cliff Lede Merlot Stags Leap District

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  1/2/2014 - KeithSurg wrote: 91 Points

  Decanted from 9L. This held up better than I had hoped. Garnet color with slight bricking of the edges. Complex nose of dried flowers and red fruit. Silky palate with dry tannins on the finish.

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  10/17/2009 - wicozani wrote: 89 Points

  A nice purplish-ruby in the glass, the nose was of black cherry, currant and mocha. Upon opening was quite impressive, full-bodied and tight. Subsequently decanted for two hours, which probably over-decanted it, unfortuntally. Now was less bright, more smooth, blue and black fruits with mocha and less of a finish. I think that simply opening and waiting 30 minutes would have been better for this, which makes sense given a 2001 providence. Live and learn. I was very impressed when initially opened, however, and everything I've tasted from Cliff Lede has been superb!

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  9/12/2004 - flashvictor wrote: 89 Points

  Beautiful nose of blackberry, followed by a feminine but well defined palate of berry and currant. Finishing with smooth tannins. All in all, a very respectable effort. As an aside, I have tried many of the offerings from Cliff Lede and am quite impressed. Keep up the good work.

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