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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 34 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jtcoolaidman on 3/29/2016 & rated 90 points: Despite its age, it had a nice roundness and smoothness, with a decent bouquet of flavor. Clearly past its prime, it was pretty mellow all around, yet a pleasure to drink after all these years. It was the last of the lot, so my wife and I enjoyed it on this beautiful spring Tuesday.bin Pennsylvania. Life is good and so was the wine. (1842 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 1/12/2015 & rated 89 points: At twelve years of age, it is time to drink this in the coming year or so. Opened and tasted, then pumped and vacuum stoppered, and re-tasted a couple days later to reveal an evolving and improved, increased complexity tasting profile.
Dark ruby colored, medium bodied, aromatic berry fruits, tobacco and floral, complex medley of black berry fruits, tones of tobacco leaf, anise and hints of mocha and black tea. On second tasting a couple days later, there was a layer of sweet cognac on the mid-palate that was faint on initial opening but almost predominate later. Nice polished dusty tannins highlight the moderate smoky black berry, tea and cognac layered finish. (2277 views) | | | Tasted by no leashes on 8/26/2013 & rated 88 points: Nice Merlot, getting a bit flabby. (2741 views) | | | Tasted by jtcoolaidman on 12/30/2012 & rated 89 points: Very nice, peppery, nice tannins, went beautifully with our filet and roasted potatoes (2986 views) | | | Tasted by wine maestro on 4/20/2012 & rated 91 points: Resilient well aged Napa Merlot brimming with fragrant scents and youthful, dynamic color.
Penetrating red currant, black licorice and wild berry mingle on a firm, well oaked frame.
Regal afternoon tea shines accented by a supporting cast of dried raspberry with a pipe
tobacco tint. Builds up steam driving towards a prolific, saturated ending offering bitter
chocolate and coffee bean. Demonstrably better than previous review in August 2010.
Hard to think this can improve - drink em. (3020 views) | | | Tasted by Winoluver on 11/26/2011 & rated 89 points: AGM
Thanks to CellarTracker for their telling me to drink this wine as it was a tad long in the tooth, however still awfully good. Some hints of chocolate and coffee. Not much nose left but enjoyable. A very nice wine to watch some football tonight. (2234 views) | | | Tasted by wine maestro on 8/26/2010 & rated 87 points: Dark ruby red with some brown edging. An initial warm nose of baked cherry pie. A wine
that reflects mature notes of coffee, dried cherry, herbs and cedar box. A secondary tier
of cocoa and dark chocolate add complexity to this Merlot. This wine developed aromas of
fresh brewed coffee, adding an underbrush, drying finish. This wine has already peaked
and going down, but still interesting in it's own way. (2230 views) | | | Tasted by hfindlay on 3/24/2010: I think this wine has hit a wall. It's our third-to-the last bottle of a case we bought back in '04, and we've loved every bottle until this one. It was thin, boring, and overly sweet, like it lost its structure and has gone out of balance. (1827 views) | | | Tasted by dougdell on 12/28/2008 & rated 86 points: A nice mid-week sipper, okay with Italian food. (1851 views) | | | Tasted by armchairsommelier on 9/24/2007 & rated 92 points: A spectacular bottle! One of the best I've had of late. The nose on this wine was so powerful and inviting, I hesitated (well, not for that long) to taste it because the dark fruit aromas were so exciting. Complex flavors of black cherry, plum and violets changed with each glass. Strong, lingering finish. Sure wish I had another bottle of this! Salud!! (2325 views) | | | Tasted by Grace 77 on 9/11/2007 & rated 91 points: This wine was spectacular! It was deep and dark and full of fruit, but still had aways to go. This particular vintage is one of Whitehall Lane's finest when it comes to Merlots. This Merlot can sit and age for quite awhile. If you have several, try one now. It is, like I said previously, very rich and fruity. It will eventually mellow out but you can age it awhile longer. It needs decanting or at least leave the bottle open for several hours. Great with cheeses and chocolate. (2385 views) | | | Tasted by tplskylrk on 8/26/2007 & rated 89 points: A bit extracted full flavour Merlot. Close to overoaked as well. A bit straight at you simple wine with a decent finish, nothing special but a nice wine to enjoy over a couple of nights. Concentrated fruit. (2358 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 1/31/2007 & rated 88 points: Shy nose of currants, earth. Fulll and complex on entry with dark cherries, significant pencil lead, cedar, licorice and earth. Soft tannic bite. Mid palate has medium concnentration. Finish gains length with time but lacks the complexity/depth of the attack. (4+12+16+6=88) (2455 views) | | | Tasted by mmyette on 8/28/2006 & rated 88 points: Agree with the others on this one. A little monolithic, without the layers of complexity I would hope for in a 90+ point wine. Very good, but not outstanding. (2831 views) | | | Tasted by tfesmgk on 6/19/2006 & rated 87 points: Nice appropriately priced merlot. Still plenty of time to drink. (3124 views) | | | Tasted by DRL01 on 5/27/2006 & rated 90 points: For $25 this is one of the best bargains around. Sweet, smooth, medium bodied. Notes of cherry, vanilla. (3353 views) | | | Tasted by AlexRed on 4/24/2006 & rated 87 points: Consistant with previous notes... nice everyday merlot. great nose of nice spice and fruit ...
on the second night it tailed off significantly. more so that privious bottles... strange... (3411 views) | | | Tasted by AlexRed on 3/26/2006 & rated 89 points: Consistant with previous bottles...
nice nose, rich, strong fruit with brown spices. Oak is nicely integrated. (3502 views) | | | Tasted by pgm on 3/20/2006 & rated 88 points: Classic merlot notes of ripe berry & cherry fruit, with green pepper and currant. Nice vanillin oak. Some odd notes of pineapple. Very good. (3533 views) | | | Tasted by AlexRed on 1/6/2006 & rated 88 points: consistant... getting alittle better with time.... more in line with the 375s i had. more lushness, and spice... (3820 views) | | | Tasted by AlexRed on 12/12/2005 & rated 87 points: tasty. although i have had several 375s that were better. hopefully that means it needs more time.
better on the second day, nose more pronounced and the fruit had some additional nuance. (3705 views) | | | Tasted by roostir on 12/2/2005 & rated 89 points: Smooth drinking, nice merlot. Lots of fruit forward flavor with hints of berry, jam, and some spice. No off flavors detected. (3650 views) | | | Tasted by John on 9/22/2005 & rated 87 points: nice wine with a lot of mocha and a small amount of caramel? The taste was pretty smoth but with the typical oaky CA effect. But it was not as much as others, in terms of oak and it was integrated nicely. Not bad for a merlot (3633 views) | | | Tasted by hhwong on 7/1/2005 & rated 86 points: Ordered 375ml (screw cap -- nice) off the list at Annie's Bistro (San Francisco). Decent dark cherry fruit whacked with a ton of chocolately, caramel-ly oak. Okay, but don't need to add this wine to my collection. (3418 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2018/11/big-red-petit-verdot-for-serious-sipping.htmlMerlotMerlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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