2016 Estancia Meritage Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  4/8/2022 - RonaldoW1947 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Medium garnet, cherry, herbs, slate, chewing tabacco. Maybe a little less body than I expected. Very tannic, not as sweet as many Cali reds( I prefer the less sweet), great paired with classic steak meal... filet, cesear salad and baked potato.

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  11/30/2020 - KTelaak_Buffalo Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Great blend. Very enjoyable to drink. On the simple side with just enough complexity to pair well with a meal. Would drink again.

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  10/31/2020 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Tasted blind. Med (+) ruby. Med (+) nose of ripe cherry, black plum, dark chocolate and baking spice. The nose is still youthful. Dry but fruit forward. Med acidity and tannins. the alcohol seems med (+). This is a nicely balanced, full-bodied wine with med (+) flavor intensity and length, perhaps skewed slightly towards softness. Drinking well now and for the next several years. A very good value.

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  7/20/2020 - wino121 wrote: 89 Points

  Vinturied into decant,
  This wine has evolved, more fruit integration with the oak, still slightly astringent on the back end, more time should
  bring the tail in line. Vastly improved since last August’s showing.
  I’d hold until 2022-25

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  7/18/2020 - twister8448 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Dark red. Dark fruit nose, pleasant. Persistent tannins. Not as deep or complex as hoped, but will try again.

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