Community Tasting Notes 5

• jkoenen wrote: 92 points

  January 18, 2020 - Wow..!
  This is the best bottle out of a sixpack that I bought at an auction 3 years ago...
  And although I already was impressed by the first four bottles, this one really punches above its weight. And age.
  Cranberreis , cherries, dried herbs, attractive acidity, faint hints of orange peel and sandalwood.
  Could easily be mistaken for a 10 year old (!) Chianti.... without the tannines.

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• jkoenen wrote: 89 points

  February 20, 2018 - Still alive.... wow.
  Not the most complex nor concetrated wine, but holding up very well.
  Bright acidity, transparant and elegant.
  Cranberries, cherries and plums.
  An amazing achievement for this entry-level label.

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• Zweder wrote: 92 points

  June 15, 2017 - UWS (@ JB): Dark fruits, sweet spices and some smoke in the bouquet. On the palate ripe dark berry fruits, beautifully dosed oak and good acidity. Elegant wine. Classical style.

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• Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 points

  December 10, 2016 - A private tasting (Restaurant De Ertepeller, Papendrecht. NL): Tasted blind. Mature but lively appearance; ripe and spicy nose, Grenache-dominated, spices, hint of barnyard, smoky, warm chestnuts, glowing, liquorice; supple and rounded palate, like an old Châteauneuf, mature, transparent; complete finish, very good length. We were all extremely surprised to hear that this was a Merlot!

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• jkoenen wrote: 89 points

  September 11, 2016 - still fresh! Cranberry fruit, nebbiolo colour, floral fundament, rose petal.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1991
• Type Red
• Producer Shafer
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 16 (48%)
• Consumed 17 (52%)

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