Worth the wait. Just fantastic. Perfectly balanced, right fruit, tannins integrated, secondary aromas and flavours have come out. Leafy, herbaceous, and enough cherry fruit to balance out all out. This is to me the ideal merlot.
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Decanted about a half hour before dinner (grilled petite sirloin, oven fries and fresh broccoli.) Still magnificent. Still getting a nice graphite/cedar note, along with lots of dark fruit. This was my last bottle - wish I had one or two more!
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Sad to say my last bottle of Merlot Helios from Cathy Corison was a corked bottle. The only positive was the glug glug sound as it was poured down the drain. Very sad....
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Tight at first, opens up over the next couple of hours. Aromas of cedar and cranberries. Lovely flavors of cassis and spice. Lingering spicy finish. Beautifully balanced, classic Napa merlot.
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7/31/2015 - klezman wrote:
Worth the wait. Just fantastic. Perfectly balanced, right fruit, tannins integrated, secondary aromas and flavours have come out. Leafy, herbaceous, and enough cherry fruit to balance out all out. This is to me the ideal merlot.
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7/11/2015 - foobarski Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted about a half hour before dinner (grilled petite sirloin, oven fries and fresh broccoli.) Still magnificent. Still getting a nice graphite/cedar note, along with lots of dark fruit. This was my last bottle - wish I had one or two more!
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7/17/2012 - BlackIce wrote: flawed
Sad to say my last bottle of Merlot Helios from Cathy Corison was a corked bottle. The only positive was the glug glug sound as it was poured down the drain. Very sad....
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5/26/2012 - vaaccess wrote: 90 Points
Very smooth, what a good Merlot should be!!!
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2/19/2012 - wineshlub wrote: 91 Points
Tight at first, opens up over the next couple of hours. Aromas of cedar and cranberries. Lovely flavors of cassis and spice. Lingering spicy finish. Beautifully balanced, classic Napa merlot.
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