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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by The P's on 5/28/2012: Soft tannins, still nice black fruit
(2676 views) | | | Tasted by Yamadori on 5/3/2011 & rated 88 points: Popped and poured and followed over 3 hours. This took overan hour to open up but once it got some air it fleshed out and showed some blueberry and plum on the nose with notes of radish. Quite smooth mouthfeel with dark fruit and hints of chocolate and spice. A touch hollow on the mid palate.The finish was short to medium in length with fully integrated tannins. This was a very nice, but not oustanding merlot which gave the impression that it may have been better a couple of years ago. Still enjoyable to drink now and worth picking up at a discounted price. (3385 views) | | | Tasted by 750ml on 12/27/2008 & rated 92 points: Intense blackberry, herbs and sweet cassis on the nose. Wonderfully balanced with a medium body and full mouthfeel. Ripe plum and cherry complement subdued peppery spices, both forward and mid palate. Soft and well integrated tannins suggest this wine is in its peak stage, but wouldn't surprise me if there are several years remaining. The medium length finish is plain yet elegant, although there is a touch of heat. If this wine had shown any changes or additional characteristics over the course of dinner, I would have rated it slightly higher. Paired with curried roast lamb, baby green beans and mashed potatoes. (3637 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 |
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