Not as good as last time. A bit flabby, somewhat monolithic, sweet fruit flavors. It needs food to tame all the sweetness. Drink up. It's still fine to drink, but it is past it's prime.
Had a little left and drank the next night. The excessive sweetness had receded, licorice was showing, however, monolithic and a bit dry. 86 pts
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Very nice Merlot with some grippy tannins and Oak that are starting to meld to make this a very good wine. Such a huge difference between Napa merlots of old and the dark fruited, leather and spice box Merlot of WA.
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1/17/2018 - Alfaro wrote: 94 Points
Perfectly cellared, very rewarding, this bottle was in it's prime, beautifully balanced
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7/16/2014 - wine4ever wrote: 88 Points
Not as good as last time. A bit flabby, somewhat monolithic, sweet fruit flavors. It needs food to tame all the sweetness. Drink up. It's still fine to drink, but it is past it's prime.
Had a little left and drank the next night. The excessive sweetness had receded, licorice was showing, however, monolithic and a bit dry. 86 pts
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5/25/2013 - TLR wrote: 88 Points
past its prime drink up if you have it in stock
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4/26/2013 - mda7 wrote: 90 Points
every one so far from the case has had a crumbly cork, but worth the trouble to open. hitting prime right now I think.
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10/17/2012 - Champagneinhand wrote:
Very nice Merlot with some grippy tannins and Oak that are starting to meld to make this a very good wine. Such a huge difference between Napa merlots of old and the dark fruited, leather and spice box Merlot of WA.
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