2005 Franciscan Estate Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (23) Median Score: 87 points

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  5/2/2016 - floridawinedrkr Likes this wine: 84 Points

  Color was very light. Thinner in body. Cherry cough syrup notes and very easy to drink. Slightly astringent but this was not stored properly what so ever.

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  6/23/2012 - jwmeara wrote: 90 Points

  This wine has more life..... We loved the dry taste, and the great bouquet.... Very substantial wine..... Great value...

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  6/3/2012 - jwmeara wrote: 88 Points

  Tasted this 2005 Merlot at same time as 2004…. Great Nose, Better Than 2004, Same Ruby Red Color…. Great burst of taste, berries and oak, a little long on the palate….. We loved this wine but it needs to be consumed more quickly than the 4004…..

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  4/23/2012 - whineoh3 wrote: 89 Points

  Rich blackberry aroma. Rather impressed for the price of this wine. No off putting smells-just good upfront fruit. Taste: Nice lush flavors that linger. Not complex but wonderful rich pure fruit.

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  2/18/2012 - whineoh3 wrote: 87 Points

  Lots of vanilla and oak on the nose with blackcherry. Somewhat lighter than I prefer but it did have nice garnet color and long legs. Body was somewhat thin but still ok. Very soft almost non-existent tannins and just a hint of spice on the finish. Finish was somewhat short and non-descript.

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