2004 Corté Riva Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  1/29/2016 - iamandyc wrote: 91 Points

  Plenty of life left. Similar notes to last bottle (3 years ago). Needed 2 hour decant to completely open up. Really good structured merlot.

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  12/21/2014 - Mark Likes this wine: 89 Points

  This bottle has aged well and is a good time to open up. Improvement with air over 30 minutes, then drank well for several hours. No tasting notes recorded.

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  4/14/2014 - DesMarteau wrote:

  These are really better young…vibrant, chocolate, cherry. at age 10 it tastes a bit like cough syrup and tar. didn't really integrate or get more complex with age…actually seems like the flavors separated into bitter fruit and tar.

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  2/26/2012 - BrianMc Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Have tasted twice in the last month with similar results. Drinking very well, nice balance, finish and weight in the mouth. Would put it up against a pride mtn merlot anytime.

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  10/30/2011 - Drankthewholebottle wrote: 92 Points

  I don't see it going south over the next few years. Plenty of yummy fruit left.

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