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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.8 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Kustjagr on 1/6/2019 & rated 84 points: Not a typical merlot. Bottle says that it is a Cab lover's Merlot. And quite plain as such. Could be confused with a cab indeed. Got this from their actual winery in Napa. Not a good buy. Seems to be over the hill already. (1083 views) | | | Tasted by AvsFan on 8/17/2017 & rated 85 points: Ruby hued with nice dark fruits on the nose, cherries, raisins and plums. Dry and full palate with notes of black currant, tart cherry and a drying oaky finish. (2034 views) | | | Tasted by deetz on 9/27/2016 & rated 90 points: Notes of blueberry, raspberry, graham cracker, and dark chocolate on the nose. Palate is very well balanced with supple tannins. Medium plus finish. (2532 views) | | | Tasted by Avinoguy on 2/9/2016 & rated 85 points: Buy again (2902 views) | | | Tasted by Henman on 10/26/2015 & rated 88 points: Ripe dark fruit on the nose. Rather full bodied with juicy plummy fruit and a gentle tannic bite and hint of oak on the palate. Very good.At Adventure of the Sea. (3378 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 3/29/2015 & rated 86 points: Compared to the 2012 Hill Family Merlot, this one didn't stand a chance. Was a very light Merlot, but had a lot going on. Not very earthy, and didn't have that nitrogenous nose or opening. The front was boysenberry and red licorice with a raspberry core in the middle. A little heat. The finish was bright red fruits, without much tannin. Not much going on here, but what was here was rather SOLID. Not an ager. Drink 2015-2017. (2652 views) | | | Tasted by Martin Redmond on 5/27/2014 & rated 89 points: A Taste of Charles Krug: Garnet color with hearty plum, fig, spice, red currant, and vanilla bean aromas. On palate, it's medium-bodied, and focused with surprising acidity, dusty tannins and generous red currant, black raspberry, cacao, and vanilla flavors. Lingering finish. Intriguing blend of 84% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petite Sirah, 3% Malbec, and 1% Petit Verdot. Aged 18 months in French and American oak. 14% alcohol (2672 views) | | | Tasted by ecola on 1/21/2014 & rated 87 points: Lush and leaning towards full bodied. Plum and red cherry flavors with a toasty cedar finish. (2022 views) |
| Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) 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 |
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