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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by VegasPrince on 4/30/2020: Miscounting (869 views) | | | Tasted by djlevin on 12/9/2014 & rated 93 points: Yowsa! Another great experience! Only a rough 88 on first pop again, but give it a two hour decant and you won' be sorry. Way oxidized on first pop, then somehow it revives itself with some oxygen, becomes fresher (?) and is a real knockout! With these premium 15-20 year old Napa reds, patience is a virtue - they still need time to open... (3057 views) | | | Tasted by djlevin on 8/5/2014 & rated 91 points: After one hour decant. The alcohol is blowing off now. The nose is of black plum and blackberry, with strong cinnamon and clove spice character. Rather simple on the palate. The fruit is subdued, but in front still, with a mid-palate of powerful clove. The medium length finish is a mild, bitter dark chocolate. The bitterness becomes sour at the very end. The tannins are still present, but minimal and the acidity is still medium high. I was disappointed by the texture. The mouth-feel was a touch watery. This is a few years past its prime. This is not tasting oxidized yet. Still enjoyable and will definitely pair well with the beef that will be accompanying it. (3078 views) | | | Tasted by patwjr on 12/28/2008 & rated 92 points: Soft, delicious, beautiful fruit - ready to drink now! (4307 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102
(Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Three Palms Vineyard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Decoy Wines 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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