Community Tasting Notes 8

• mflesh wrote:

  April 9, 2024 - Starting to show a bit of age on the nose and palate. These RYEW wines, especially the merlots, are very classic for the region. The nose is dates, dried cranberry, herbs, and mature red fruit. The entry has a bit of a smoked cranberry, very herbal, green olive, hint of green pepper, showing the tip of age. Finishes with some mild pepper notes and shows good integration of those once-stiff oak tannins. Doing well, although if you're more of a youthful side of merlot fan, this one is probably one you need to gift to your merlot friends that like them with some age and briar patch on them (donations accepted :) Drink within the next 2-3 years.

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• pjbeans wrote: 90 points

  July 25, 2017 - Very nice merlot. Dark purple opaque and vibrant color. Tannins fully integrated, medium acid, dark fruit core. The only flaw was the Oak via vanilla notes a bit overpowering for my palate

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• pjbeans wrote: 88 points

  January 29, 2016 - Can tell this was nice but sadly lost fruit and fairly flat on the midpalate

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• 97edwardc wrote: 92 points

  November 9, 2015 - With age this is outstanding.

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• tautlinehitch Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 21, 2015 - PnP for Father's Day with a grilled flatiron steak. Currant and tart young plum / pluot on the nose, palate similar but adds a little honey / caramel sweetness. Tannins very firm (more like a cab than a merlot), great acidity, very long finish. Excellent food wine, really very impressive. I'm not normally a merlot fan but this is excellent.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Robert Young Estate Winery
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Alexander Valley
• UPC Code 835668003014

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• In Cellars 78 (32%)
• Consumed 169 (68%)

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