N: Cherries, spice, with notes of vanilla; earthiness with swirlig? lacking stamina?
P: LM body; Rndish entry with NICE frt deftly counterbalanced by tangy, very, VERY fine tannins which slowly transition into a LONG, tangy/swt (40:60) finish with a distinct swtness to the SLIGHTLY dusty tannins. For now & into '20. My VG+, CERTAINLY more IF one takes into account the QPR of this vendor's $10.95, which beats it's next closest wine-searcher competitor by ~ $4.50!
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N: PERFUMED berries, FLOWERS, & a distinct earthiness with undertones of pyrazines
P: Med, poss LM, body; Almost swtish frt nicely balanced by a very, VERY slight pucker which slowly, fairly seamlessly, only somewhat resolves by the LONG, slightly bitterswt finish. Deserves another 6 mos or so, then drinking thru '19. VERY nice QPR @ this vendor's $10.95, which is > 27% less than the next lowest on wine-searcher!
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4/14/2018 - srh Likes this wine:
Sat, 4/14/18, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 100% Merlot sur lie aged in FR, AM, & Hungarian oak (30% new) for 22 mos; 14.5% ABV, 0.61 g/100mL T.A., & 3.77 pH; 4,323 cases.
N: Cherries, spice, with notes of vanilla; earthiness with swirlig? lacking stamina?
P: LM body; Rndish entry with NICE frt deftly counterbalanced by tangy, very, VERY fine tannins which slowly transition into a LONG, tangy/swt (40:60) finish with a distinct swtness to the SLIGHTLY dusty tannins. For now & into '20. My VG+, CERTAINLY more IF one takes into account the QPR of this vendor's $10.95, which beats it's next closest wine-searcher competitor by ~ $4.50!
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10/12/2017 - pdev wrote: 86 Points
Youthful nose, vanilla, coconut, berries. Mixed berry fruit tart
drying fruit tannin on the finish. Ok
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9/30/2017 - srh Likes this wine:
Sat, 9/30/17, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 100% Merlot; 14.5% ABV
N: PERFUMED berries, FLOWERS, & a distinct earthiness with undertones of pyrazines
P: Med, poss LM, body; Almost swtish frt nicely balanced by a very, VERY slight pucker which slowly, fairly seamlessly, only somewhat resolves by the LONG, slightly bitterswt finish. Deserves another 6 mos or so, then drinking thru '19. VERY nice QPR @ this vendor's $10.95, which is > 27% less than the next lowest on wine-searcher!
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