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Red
2004 Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard
Merlot
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 57
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markcic Likes this wine: 92 points
July 9, 2018 - After two mediocre bottles of the 2004 I finally hit the jackpot. We pnp'd at dinner. The nose was dark fruit and chocolate. The palate was plum, dark cherry and chocolate. The finish was long, full and smooth. Someone else had commented that is was on the sweet side. I did find the sweetness but I attribute it the combo of chocolate and cherry on the palate.
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chuckos77 Likes this wine: 89 points
February 27, 2018 - Still good, slightly sweet
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chuckos77 Likes this wine: 89 points
November 12, 2017 - Slightly pruny but with deep flavors that finished strong. PNP so may have needed some air.
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markcic wrote: 85 points
June 14, 2017 - After all the Switchback Wines that I have consumed over the years this is the first bottle that i had that was barely good. I had also given a bottle to my daughter and she had the same impression so I cannot blame the bottle or the storage. It had dark fruit on the nose, the palate was nondescript, the finish brought out nothing special - just an average bottle of wine. To me after adoring SWR wines for years it was a disappointment - again not a bad wine just nothing special.
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jswine15 Likes this wine: 92 points
December 19, 2016 - Nice wine, rich and dark, somewhat flabby but drinking well.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Switchback Ridge Merlot Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Switchback Ridge
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Peterson Family Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 293 (41%)
- Consumed 424 (59%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
93% Like It 14 votes
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- ProducerSwitchback Ridge
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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