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Community Tasting Notes 79
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mowtod wrote: 91 points
May 1, 2023 - Beautiful well rounded wine. Drinking well now .
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mowtod Likes this wine: 91 points
December 11, 2022 - Drank one and Gifted Emily and Steve one. Good nose good fruit on palate . Pleasant finish .
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Cailles wrote: 93 points
June 23, 2021 - Tasted double blind. I don’t have much experience with Merlot from Napa Valley but after a very nice off-vintage Titus Merlot 2017 (rated 93 and 94 pts), this is the second Merlot in a few months that delivers a very convincing performance. Very inviting, light and seductive. It might not have a hell lot of depth but everything is in place here. I would order that in a heartbeat from a Restaurant list. Anytime.
TN: Intense nose with dark fruits and brighter cherries as well as rosehip and a layer of herbs. Precise and inviting. Even better on the palate with ripe red fruits, darker berries, a shy layer of minerality and some icing sugar. Not the most complex profile but everything is delivered with good precision. The structure is marked by fine tannins and a good acidity and an overall very light and airy feel. Medium length finish with sweet fruits.
Decanting: Decanted for roughly 2-3 hours which seemed perfect.1 person found this helpful Comment -
cab blends wrote: 88 points
January 16, 2021 - Quick Merlot Tasting: Darkish red.
strawberry on the nose. Overall a lighter wine. Pencil graphite on the palate.
Dryish finish that is moderately long.
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gogiants925 Likes this wine: 92 points
May 16, 2020 - I'm not a Merlot fan, but this a real enjoyable wine. Decanted for a little over an hour. It's drinking great right now and can probably go strong for another 3-4 years. Aroma of blueberry and violets, and a juicy mouthful of blueberry and cherry. There was some noticeable alcohol and I believe the level was around 15.2%, but it wasn't hot at all and faded after a little while in the glass. A really nice wine.
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2/24/2012 (link) 92 points(Shafer Merlot) Medium dark ruby color; lavender, berry nose; tasty, lavender, berry, tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points (92% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec; 20 mos. in French oak, 75% new; 15.1% alcohol)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Shafer
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 013528200029
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 625 (38%)
- Consumed 1,038 (62%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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