1999 Paloma Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (51) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  2/24/2024 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points

  4th Saturday Brown Bagger (EBCC): Blind. Faded garnet color with some bricking. Tobacco, earth, currants and licorice notes. Medium-bodied and fully-integrated, showing black fruit and spice flavors. Picks up a molasses quality as it breathes in the glass. WOTF for a few of the group. I did not pick this out as our Paloma. 92-93 pts.
  
  A terrific showing, having been gently double decanted off its sediment and placed back under cork 2.25 hours before the flight was poured. This took another 10-15 minutes in the glass to really hit its stride.

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  5/5/2023 - Charlie C Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Opaque cherry red. Cherries and blueberries on the nose. Plush but still well defined on the palate, cherries, plums, bit of tobacco, anise. Fine tannins, nice acidity and balance. A slight hard edge on the mid-palate softens beautifully with a bit of air. Some warm spice as it crosses the palate. Finishes long with plums and black pepper. Becomes more red-fruited with air. Has held up remarkably and should still drink well for a couple of years, but I wouldn't wait.

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  1/23/2022 - Birorganic Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Delicious. Many years of life ahead of it if stored properly from release. Wish I had bought cases of it. Tons of sediment.
  
  Tannins fully resolved. Beautiful back end that sneaks up on you and says hey pay attention, I’m really good. Very nice wine.

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  1/4/2019 - ipp Likes this wine: 91 Points

  aged well. but on the back end of the slope. good time to finish last bottle. Thanks Mrs. Richards.

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  11/18/2018 - rmh66 wrote: 92 Points

  Black cherry, cassis, plum, forest floor, loam, and a nice beam of raspberry on the nose. Tart cherry, black cherry, plum, earth, herbs, and some barrel notes on the palate. Tart, stirring acidity, integrated tannin, longish finish, med-full body. This is big and fruity, but the acidity really keeps it in check. It almost resembles a big Cali pinot as much as a merlot. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable.

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