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• MSMendis Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 23, 2017 - An excellent and unique Merlot. I have had six of these bottles in my cellar for the past 7 years. They have no lost their appeal. The wine takes a couple of hours to fully reveal its self. It's a dark musty red with a burgandy hue. Strong chocolate and floral scents. Not your typical Merlot. Bold on the pallet more like a cab. Paired this with a succulent lamb biriyani followed with a aged Dutch Reypenaer VSOP cheese for desert. The flavors of both the lamb and cheese were nicely enhanced by this unique Merlot.

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• Wicked Panda wrote: 88 points

  January 26, 2016 - Still has lots of life. Took 2 hours open before it fully developed. Tasted good throughout, but the end of the bottle had blueberry, pomegranate. Just a really good wine.

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• BeaverBob wrote: 86 points

  October 4, 2015 - Still alive, smooth and quite quaffable.

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• chadrich wrote:

  December 3, 2014 - Pencil lead on the nose. Plum and tar on the palate. Drying tannins and a long finish.

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• albrigsr wrote: 90 points

  October 17, 2012 - Drank this with a bit of aeration and 30 minutes in the glass. Lots of fruit including cherry on the nose. It paired well with the grilled venison that I served tonight. My wife and I really enjoyed it as it is different than the typical Merlot in that it had more tannins and fruit but was different enough from a Cabernet. I like the winemaker's style for this varietal.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Sawyer Cellars
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Rutherford

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• In Cellars 71 (35%)
• Consumed 133 (65%)

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