Community Tasting Notes 5

• ElAzul Likes this wine: 90 points

  May 2, 2021 - Dark purple almost black appearance maybe due to dim lighting in a restaurant. We have enjoyed prior vintages so have it a try. Reticent nose of dark berries, very fresh. On the palate the first taste was of dark fruit but the sturdy tannins begged for more time in air. We decanted the remaining wine after two glasses and that really served to enliven the wine and smooth the tannins. After almost 90 minutes the wine gave off distinct blueberry and coffee notes. Good match for a pappardele Bolognese and my wife's parmesan crusted whitefish. Still young and can use another 2-3 years in bottle unless you don't mind decanting or aereating a bit.

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• Jljamison wrote:

  December 22, 2020 - Nice wine. Needed a bit more cellar time

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• AHolland wrote: 89 points

  October 23, 2020 - Easy drinking merlot.

• Lord Marc Likes this wine: 88 points

  August 17, 2020 - This was a medium bodied wine, with medium tannins. Does need a few hours of decanting to open up. I could taste blueberries, plums and coffee notes. Overall a good buy and excellent restaurant buy. I will try it again.

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• Rollerball wrote: 86 points

  June 7, 2017 - Good but like watered down sweet oak. Would be nicer if a little less explicit.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Rodney Strong
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma County
• UPC Code 087512073395

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• In Cellars 63 (29%)
• Consumed 157 (71%)

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