2012 Trader Joe's Merlot Grand Reserve Lot #37

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  11/7/2014 - emmcrod wrote: 89 Points

  On second day, tasted after Caymus Zin, and it held up. Pleasant anise and dust/earth on nose. Balanced palate. Very enjoyable, killer QPR

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  7/6/2014 - YIAlter Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I don't expect too much from Trader Joe's. I don't drink their three buck chuck and their price on wines available in other places is often not competitive. This wine for $13 is exceptionally drinkable. It is dark for a merlot, dry and with a smooth finish, mixed berry flavor. Whoever they bought it from (Mondavi? Stag's Leap?) knew what they were doing.

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  6/5/2014 - ken1lutheran wrote: 89 Points

  This wine come on with an immediate attack of red fruits, largely currant, but follows with some black fruit, plum and blackberry. Overall it almost resembled a Zinfandel as much as a Merlot It had medium legs and a surprisingly long finish. Taken as a whole, this is one that entered the mouth as a cheap California red, then did surprising and very good things. I suspect that what I'm getting is a young wine that will get considerably better in a couple of years.

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