2006 Melka Métisse Jumping Goat

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 94.0 points

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  9/20/2020 - annerk wrote:

  Popped and poured. Ten minutes in the glass and this wine was singing. Fully integrated and still plenty of acid. Drink now or hold a few more years, but it’s not getting better.

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  9/15/2019 - RonniePiemonte wrote: 95 Points

  Highly toned delicious Bordeaux style blend.

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  7/11/2019 - sirpat00 wrote: 94 Points

  Melka Estates Tasting (Napa Grill, Zurich): Big Melka Estates tasting with various wines produced by Philippe and Cherie Melka, both present at the event, including the largest Jumping Goat vertical to date. Selected notes of the winemaker comments included in the tasting story. All wines we tasted showed a European inspired handwriting (Graves, Rhone valley) especially for older vintages with later vintages (2012- 2014) coming across quite heavy on the extraction. But with most scores in the 91-94 range (few exceptions included Jumping Goat 2005 and Martinez 2015, the first vintage for the latter), the line-up struggled to meet my high expectations.
  
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  More leathery, some earth and sweet oak notes. Rather restrained, fresh and almost unripe type of fruit. A slight acidic imbalance on the palate.

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  4/10/2019 - RonniePiemonte wrote: 95 Points

  My first Melka. Luscious. Dark and brooding in the glass. Alcohol and pine needles on the nose. High toned palate of fruits, spice and minerals in perfect balance.
  This is well made and terrific. London broil and salad with tomatoes and crumbled blue. Some dark chocolate too.
  Alot like a top highly toned Santa Cruz Mtn Cab that I love. Next day it became rather one dimensional with the Merlot pencil shavings dominating.

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  4/17/2016 - cawineaux wrote:

  For me, this is a wine where no food is required. This wine stands on it's on...beautiful color, nose of dark fruit and baking spices. The palate was balanced fruit, acidity, and true varietal characteristics.

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