Used 1/2 the bottle for my Beef Merlot (thank you, Chef John!)
Bricking at the rim, the nose carries red currants & smokey meat notes.
The palate is very mature - not a lot of fruit - mostly tertiary flavors of worn leather, bitter coffee & sweet pipe tobacco. Finish is long & silky smooth.
No doubt this will age well but this is delicious now. Why wait? 😊
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10/15/2022 - uzzi Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tannins still grippy. This will likely mellow out some more. Forest and plums. Still makes you pucker at the finish
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8/7/2020 - KillerJones Likes this wine: 92 Points
Used 1/2 the bottle for my Beef Merlot (thank you, Chef John!)
Bricking at the rim, the nose carries red currants & smokey meat notes.
The palate is very mature - not a lot of fruit - mostly tertiary flavors of worn leather, bitter coffee & sweet pipe tobacco. Finish is long & silky smooth.
No doubt this will age well but this is delicious now. Why wait? 😊
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7/1/2020 - Hodderbk Likes this wine: 91 Points
Meaty, smokey, earthy and altogether a perfect example of merlot.
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12/12/2019 - uzzi Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very nice merlot.
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