2016 Januik Merlot Columbia Valley

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  8/18/2022 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  PnP, followed over an hour or so.
  
  Beautiful nose of graphite, dark red fruit, damp earth, some underbrush. Palate is medium body, true red fruit uplifted by acid, a slight stemmy character, and good tannic structure. Finish shows a little bit of cinnamon and nutmeg spice, but also sweet cherry that is slightly tart from acid.
  
  Call me a convert, this is a damn good Merlot. Properly balanced, well ripened but not overblown, good complexity. $30 or so. Steal. Plenty of structure to last another 5 years.
  
  Drinking very well now but can hold for a bit as well.

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  11/28/2020 - devman wrote: flawed

  Corked

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  10/22/2020 - LaiJien Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Medium ruby – black cherry, plum, dark spices, cocoa, vanilla, raspberry; palate follows nose. Medium- acid, medium tannins, 14.4% ABV, medium body, medium intensity, medium finish. Soft and approachable.

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  5/25/2020 - Vanessa5712 wrote:

  so good!

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  2/22/2020 - MAnor wrote:

  Tastes better with age.

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