2005 St. Francis Merlot Behler Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  1/15/2016 - cadams Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Just gorgeous merlot
  Blue fruits all day, boisenberry and cherry compote with this fine grained tannin that delivers the smooth fruit, balanced acidity, and elegant power.
  Really don't get how merlot ever got a bad name.
  Great QPR
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  4/4/2012 - shapsplace wrote: 92 Points

  Lovely merlot. The balance on this is second to none; soft yet eliquent. Bold yet sexy. Layers of freshly ripened fruit that has a wonderful finish.

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  3/28/2012 - shapsplace wrote:

  Popped and poured a taste. Definately needs to open up a bit after half hour, some of the many layers of fruit was coming out. After that, I poured a full glass through venturi and much more of the fruit/oak immediately came out. Will re-try tonight (same bottle) and score...

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  2/28/2012 - shapsplace wrote: 93 Points

  Popped and poured through venturi. Amazing dark color. Nose was quite hidden and nothing too special. On the palate I had to re-check the bottle to ensure this wasn't a cab. Beautiful full mouth of dark cherries, dusty cranberries, black liquorice tasting plums, and a lot of smoked oak. My second glass I tried w/ thin mints and they didn't mend well. Thus no other food was tried with this but its great on its own. A very big, bold Melot with a wonderful finish. Awesome QPR!

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  8/20/2011 - MuseMaven wrote: 91 Points

  As before.

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