Starting to turn a brick red orange consistent with its age. Aromas of candy apple and cherries, with the just the slightest wiff of pepper. On the palette a full bodied chewy wine with dried cherries up front, and eucalyptus on the finish. Ripe, with profile going from fruit to minty menthol throughout the taste.
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I recall when I bought this Merlot ~2 years ago in Willamette, thinking it was the best Merlot I had tasted in years, so I bought a bottle rare for me.
Quite disappointed with this one.
The nose seems fine, dusty, plums, a slight odd note I cant place, perhaps even a hint of VA. In the mouth its out of balance - the fruit is muted, so alcohol is more dominant - not hot per se, but not what I remembered at all.
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2/27/2021 - KC Bloodlines wrote:
Very tired. Fully bricked out, wet cigar ash, stewed red fruits.
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9/28/2016 - dbay wrote: 90 Points
Starting to turn a brick red orange consistent with its age. Aromas of candy apple and cherries, with the just the slightest wiff of pepper. On the palette a full bodied chewy wine with dried cherries up front, and eucalyptus on the finish. Ripe, with profile going from fruit to minty menthol throughout the taste.
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4/9/2014 - blabbott wrote: 91 Points
This was big, dark with lots of flavor. It's tasting wonderfully right now.
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2/3/2013 - SonomaWilliam wrote: 85 Points
I recall when I bought this Merlot ~2 years ago in Willamette, thinking it was the best Merlot I had tasted in years, so I bought a bottle rare for me.
Quite disappointed with this one.
The nose seems fine, dusty, plums, a slight odd note I cant place, perhaps even a hint of VA.
In the mouth its out of balance - the fruit is muted, so alcohol is more dominant - not hot per se, but not
what I remembered at all.
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4/19/2012 - Tarstmartin wrote: 92 Points
Awesome. Better than Twomey merlot
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