Community Tasting Notes 55

• GJVines Likes this wine: 91 points

  August 20, 2023 - I pretty much agree with AboveAvgBro's tasting note immediately below. This was very nice. Upon opening, I was worried the wine might be past its prime due to substantial bricking, but it was still drinking great. Decanted to remove sediment just before drinking, it got better in the glass, so if you're going to open one in the next year I might suggest a half hour in the decanter before drinking. Don't think I'd wait much past a year for this one though.

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• AboveAvgBro wrote: 92 points

  April 5, 2023 - Terrific merlot. At 10 years young, this still has plenty of life left to it.
  
  Color: burgundy red with bricking at the rim
  
  Nose: beautiful red & dark fruit medley
  
  Palate: this is spring mountain in a glass. Not very easy to tell it’s a merlot either. Aged Black & red fruit, brambly even like good mountain fruit should be. Very terroir driven, as it screams spring mountain. Tannins have smoothed out considerably, but it still finishes with a good tannic finish.
  
  In short - Pride never disappoints. They can age for decades, and they’re always full of Spring Mountain complexity. This merlot is a great example of that.

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• SMHalps Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 31, 2022 - New Year's Eve dinner. Opened after we finished the wines I originally thought would be enough for the evening. I really liked it. Medium long finish, soft tannins without tasting flabby.

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• nbkp5ww wrote:

  November 26, 2022 - For Adam

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• DoodleDad2 wrote:

  November 5, 2022 - Beautiful wine. Still too young

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Pride Mountain Vineyards
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Napa / Sonoma
• UPC Codes 767191200045, 767191200106, 767191200120, 767191200137, 767191200168

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• Pending Delivery 22 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,707 (41%)
• Consumed 2,442 (59%)

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