2005 Caduceus Cellars Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 86 points

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  3/10/2008 - snipes wrote:

  This bottle was really falling apart. If you've got them and plan to drink them, I'd do it soon IMO.

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  10/11/2007 - Corrado wrote: 89 Points

  - 89/100
  COLOR: 5/5 - Deep, bright burgundy color.
  NOSE: 12/15 - Full, if not overly complex, nose of leather, tobacco, spice, and a whole berry jam medley. Much more expressive immediately upon opening than after a few hours.
  FLAVOR: 8/10 - Velvety smooth, round on the palate, with black pepper, smoke, cassis, and blackberry. The high alcohol content is only noticable as a lilt of candied character to balance against the tannin.
  FINISH: 7/10 - Lingering finish of sour cherry, pipe tobacco with some licorice here & there. If you hold it & look for it, you can find the alcohol. After a few minutes, a black raspberry glow starts building.
  POTENTIAL: 3/5 - This wine is drinking quite well today, but there's a serious punch underneath that will probably make this a good 5 year cellaring candidate. It will be interesting to see how the fruit continues to integrate through time.
  OVERALL: 4/5 - For a novice winemaker, Maynard did good work here. I was more than ready to slap another low/mid 80s badge on this in CT, but this is a better wine than that.

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  1/28/2007 - snipes wrote: 83 Points

  Interesting bottle from one of Jen and my favorite performers, MJK. It's not meant to be a serious bottle, but it was very tasty and a perfect compliment to APC's Mer de Nom on a quite Saturday night. I'm patiently waiting for some of the winery's better offerings to be released.

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