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Red
2002 Engel Family Vineyards Merlot Rock Mountain Vineyard
Merlot
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Label borrowed from 2005
Label borrowed from 2006
Community Tasting Notes 13
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brich Likes this wine: 92 points
July 11, 2019 - Call me crazy, but this is a wonderful Merlot! I’ve had it in my cellar for 10 years and decided to pull it out. I did not decant or let it go more than 1/2 hour. Fabulous! Balanced, great fruit and among the best Merlot’s I’ve had. Go figure.
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brich wrote: 91 points
April 16, 2018 - I now love this wine! It needed time and it is a drinking beautifully.
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bnord81 wrote: 88 points
January 20, 2010 - Starting to show its age, fades over an hour or so, bit of fruit still left. Good value wine for a party.
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bnord81 wrote: 90 points
December 13, 2009 - Drinking well, nice nose, fruit filled, stong finish
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kietkopelli wrote: 87 points
November 24, 2009 - I think the 2002 vintage from Napa is going through an awkward stage. Even the 2002 Joe Phelps’s Insignia, Wine Spectator’s Wine of The Year, is tasting a bit hollow. From the nose of the Engel you would never guess it’s a CA Merlot, it smells more like a across between and Ausie Shiraz and a Burgundy Pinot Noir. The first attack is ripe jammy red fruit followed by toasty burned wood, wet stone, and muddy soil. Unfortunately in the mouth this wine falls apart, it has loads of sour cherries but not much else, tannins are extremely weak which may indicate it’s going down hill. Another disappointment is the finish is short, very short.
This would have been spectacular a few years ago and I am hoping it will make a recovery.
Remember you don’t drink the label.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Merlot, Now What? Serious Merlot On The Thunder Show, Episode #375, 12/20/2007 (link) 89 points(Engel Family Merlot) #2; VaynerPAZZZ on QPR; COLOR-dark; NOSE-hedonistic fruit bomb; Starburst citrus fruits (lemon, lime & tangerine); very heavy on a mix of blackberry & blueberry jam; a little fake for me; TASTE-massive explosion of cherry & blueberry bombs; heavy Oak Monster; a eucalyptus/mint component; solid, but not for me; some will like; Aussie like; nice Vanilla & Cream; GV-89
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- Type Red
- Producer Engel Family Vineyards
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Rock Mountain Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 22 (24%)
- Consumed 70 (76%)
Food Pairing
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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