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2016 Ehlers Estate Merlot St. Helena

Merlot

  • USA
  • California
  • Napa Valley
  • St. Helena

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Community Tasting Note

  • TannicBeast Likes this wine: 92 points

    January 17, 2021 - Tasted blind. Med (+) ruby w/ a garnet rim. Med. aromas of black plum, ripe red fruit, dried green herbs, tobacco, bittersweet chocolate, cinnamon, pencil shavings, ie. smells like new French oak. Dry, with med acidity, med (+), velvety tannins and med (+) to high alcohol (actually 14.5%). Full-bodied, with med (+) intensity, med (+) finish and med complexity. A very good quality, moderate climate Merlot, it straddles the fence between Old World and New World. I went Right Bank Bordeaux, but in hindsight this is too clean, too ripe and too oak-driven to be French. Drink now or over the next several years.

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