External search
Google (images)
Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Burghound
Wine-Searcher
Vintages
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
Show more
From this producer
Show all wines
All tasting notes
|
| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2021 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.8 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by WineCenturyAZ on 1/25/2019: Deep ruby in the glass, pronounced aromas and flavors, black fruits lead on the nose with a hint or smoke and spice, palate is dry, black cherry, blackberry, plum, vanilla, chai tea spice notes, cedar, this is a big bold merlot with high tannins, acidity and alcohol. Very nice.
WSET 3 tasting (987 views) | | | Tasted by mwneil on 3/31/2018 & rated 87 points: My wife and friends liked it. (1457 views) | | | Tasted by tplskylrk on 2/27/2018: P&P through 6 hours this has been really beautiful expression of the fruit, winemaker style and cali dark fruits and dusty valley floors. Punching above its weight. Delicious QPR (1441 views) | | | Tasted by Axelsqui on 12/17/2017: 6.5/
First bottle of wine ever (1541 views) | | | Tasted by ashikoh on 12/12/2017: Badly oxidized. Undrinkable. Could wait a bit longer and see if it makes a nice vinegar. (1487 views) | | | Tasted by ashikoh on 11/20/2017 & rated 87 points: Moderate ruby color. Black cherry, plum, and spice cake on the nose. Soft and round on the palate but with surprising amount of tannin. $23. (821 views) | | | Tasted by Psdycp on 8/14/2017 & rated 84 points: Soft red fruits and ripe plums with vanilla spice and Christmas fruit cake on the nose. Quite comforting and subtle. Palate is filled with sweet red fruits balanced with white pepper and lifted acidity. The flavors are clean and simple. But the tannins are still quite forward with a touch of green note at the moment, even after an hour in the decanter to allow the wine to breath. Finish could be more flavorful and longer. (595 views) | | | Tasted by EMark on 6/8/2017: A lot of berry fruit on entry brings fear of a wimpy fruit bomb. However, then A LOT of tannin tells you this is a grownup’s wine. Nothing earth-shaking, here, but a solid experience for less than $20. (601 views) | | | Tasted by km5 on 3/30/2017: Very enjoyable with rib eye. Thank you Cadee Dad (764 views) |
| Robert Mondavi Winery Producer website
Producer websiteMerlotMerlot 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 |
|
