1999 Ferrari-Carano Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 81.3 points

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  5/12/2022 - forceberry wrote: 86 Points

  13,7% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Evolved and slightly hazy figgy-reddish color. Very evolved and somewhat oxidative nose with aromas of beef jerky, some sweet raisiny fruit, a little bit of volatile lift, light sweet notes of cherry marmalade, an autumnal hint of damp leaves, a touch of elderberry juice and a whiff of hoi sin. The wine is dense, evolved and moderately full-bodied on the palate with rather tertiary flavors of wizened cherries, some metallic notes of rusted nails, a little bit of balsamic VA, light autumnal notes of damp leaves, a hint of meaty umami and a touch of sweet raisiny fruit. The wine is moderately structured with rather high acidity and somewhat grippy medium-plus tannins. The finish is savory, long and moderately grippy with complex, evolved flavors of wizened cherries and prunes, some balsamic notes of VA, a little bit of earth, light red-toned fruit notes, a hint of soy sauce or hoi sin and a whiff of something metallic.
  
  A very evolved, tertiary and somewhat sweetish Cali Merlot that is at its peak or slightly past it. The overall feel is getting moderately oxidative, but not too much to make the wine undrinkable. It's just tasting quite old and a bit anonymous. It does pack quite nice structure for a Merlot, but it really doesn't help with the ripe, rather sweet-toned and somewhat raisiny fruit. This is a decent effort, but I have a hunch this wine has been better in its youth or with less bottle age.

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  4/25/2013 - redwiner Does not like this wine: 80 Points

  Was well over the hill as I expected.

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  3/11/2012 - Bird223 wrote: 78 Points

  After being decanted for an hour it opened up. And it was pretty nice.

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  3/22/2010 - cabinbor wrote:

  not very good-beyond its prime

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