2012 Kenefick Ranch Merlot Estate

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  7/24/2020 - kkleg Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Beautifully perfumed Napa Merlot, with a whiff of alcohol. Good cherry and oak flavors, with nice balance and a bit of heat. Accessible, but needs some food to tame the heat. Should drink well for at least 5+ years.

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  7/15/2017 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Followed several days over a nitro container. Needs at least 45 mins of air to open up, tasted backwards with heavy minerality as a pop and pour. Give this another 2 years before it begins hitting its stride with minimal air.

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  4/2/2017 - davidandrose wrote: 91 Points

  Decanted and consumed over 90 mins. Blueberry and dark black fruit on the nose. Fine grained tannins, light vanilla and oak, and a full breadth of dark fruit. Really a nice wine that's easy to drink at a reasonable price.

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  10/26/2016 - davidandrose Likes this wine:

  Tough to gauge as we were drinking out of odd-sized glasses at the Nankey's condo; improved over 90 mins and as the wine cooled to a reasonable temp from room temp

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  4/30/2016 - davidandrose wrote: 90 Points

  Pop and pour w neighbors. Red fruit on nose, cpntinues on palate. Needs another year to continue evolving but solid today

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