This has aged beautifully and while still a bit young was marvelous!! This is a he-man merlot with lots of velvety body and tons of chocolate and tobacco. Long finish with good tannins and acidity backing up the dark merlot-typical fruit. Drink or hold -- I couldn't stop.
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Young so it needs a long decant. Drank over two days - improved steadily. A bit steely right out of the bottle but fruit blossoms with air. Never gets too big and retains a nice tannin backbone. By day #2, it got velvety with chocolate and cedar notes. Typical merlot fruit flavors. Never very expressive on the nose.
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3/19/2017 - iamandyc Likes this wine: 93 Points
This has aged beautifully and while still a bit young was marvelous!! This is a he-man merlot with lots of velvety body and tons of chocolate and tobacco. Long finish with good tannins and acidity backing up the dark merlot-typical fruit. Drink or hold -- I couldn't stop.
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11/1/2016 - iamandyc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Young so it needs a long decant. Drank over two days - improved steadily. A bit steely right out of the bottle but fruit blossoms with air. Never gets too big and retains a nice tannin backbone. By day #2, it got velvety with chocolate and cedar notes. Typical merlot fruit flavors. Never very expressive on the nose.
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