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Community Tasting Notes 8
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Blauweiss Likes this wine: 89 points
March 8, 2014 - This one is a crowd pleaser, in a good way! Ripe and warm fruit on the nose, medium+ body, with well handled oak, smooth medium tannins and supporting acidity. Went well with food. A little heat vanished after one hour. Really pleasing stuff, will consider buying more!
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RonT Likes this wine: 90 points
December 20, 2013 - Have reviewed this wine before with notes. Still has many years left.
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ettalovesgoodwine wrote: 90 points
December 6, 2013 - A year too early - decanted briefly before drinking. Overall a good wine.
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RonT wrote: 90 points
August 29, 2013 - Pulled a bottle last year that impressed me and this did the same. Very big and dark merlot with notes of vanilla, cinnamon, oak, dark cherry, plum and a touch of alcohol. A little lighter but smoother oak than a year ago with more spiciness. The wine goes down well and can taste everything from the nose. The alcohol taste is gone and the wine goes down well with some tannins, but smooth as silk. Need to hold the other bottles.
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Ben Christiansen wrote:
January 22, 2013 - Showing its oak, not quite integrated, needing just a touch of time.
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By Richard Jennings
9/28/2012 (link) 91 points(Starmont Merlot) Dark red violet color; berry, black fruit, black plum, clove, bay leaf nose; tasty, black plum, tart berry, black fruit palate with grainy tannins; medium-plus finish (18 mos in 32% new French & American oak; 14.5% alcohol; with 1% Cabernet Sauvignon; sample provided by winery)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Starmont
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 30 (27%)
- Consumed 83 (73%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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