2019 Impensata Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 95.4 points

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  1/6/2024 - RyanWu Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Amazing complexity of this beauty. I prepared 16’ la Conseillante and Impensata for this side by side tasting. There were two winners. La Conseillante showed a more smoky, cedary, and taste of graphite. It was like an old man, who takes a long walk with me, tells me tons of stories calm and elegantly. On the other hand, Impensata was still fruity but the undertone had mineral, cedar, a touch of acid, and licorice, which indicated a bright future ahead. It’s like an royal prodigy. It is already so good now, and it will get better and better in a few years later. I won’t touch it at least 5 years. Let time do the magic!

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  11/17/2023 - csimm wrote:

  This is my second stab at this wine, and although I can see why others favor the 2018, I may be straddling the other side of the line with my love for the 2019. I simply find the 2019 to be a gorgeous and captivating wine. Beautifully full in mouthfeel, with rich black cherry and raspberry, spice, cassis, red licorice, violets, and a serious yum factor that brings it all together.
  
  Sure, it’s Napa and it’s considerably ripe, but truly what puts a bow on it for me is the superb elegance, especially considering how gushing it is on the palate. It’s a textural dream, with an unparalleled silky mouthfeel. The finish follows suit with the undulating reverberation of fruit and spice flavors. If you’re a Napa flavorhound that gets down with the modern (but not too modern) juice, it’s difficult to ignore the class here. Seriously delicious.

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  11/12/2023 - EM_MB Likes this wine: 93 Points

  PNP and drank over 2 nights. Definitely a step down vs the 18 which is phenomenal. Velvety core and beautiful chocolate notes. Long finish and plenty to contemplate but at this point much better with food.

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  10/14/2023 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Black fruit, red fruit, cedar, herbal notes, spice layered complexity. A+ (97)

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  5/11/2023 - bsumoba Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Bella, Vice Versa and Impensata Napa tasting: Grand cru Merlot from Napa...that is how I look at Impensata's merlot offering. High acid, structured and thought provoking. This will have a long life ahead of itself. Between the 18 and 19, I prefer the 18 at this point. My next steps are to see this wine as a PnP as I think the wine could have been decanted a bit too long for my palate.

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