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Manage Subscriptions2018 Rodney Strong Merlot Sonoma County
Merlot
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
Community Tasting Notes 3
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Sean Tay wrote: 88 points
April 4, 2024 - Pronounced nose intensity with notes of black and red fruits, plum, fig. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.
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newsguy1 Likes this wine: 89 points
July 20, 2023 - Poured half a bottle through an aerator into a decanter. Sniffed and sipped 30 minutes later: Clearly Merlot from Sonoma. Plum with some cherries. Still good acidity to pair well with food. Resolved tannin. At peak. Could perhaps improve a bit, but no reason to think it will. Drink over the next two years.
Rodney Strong consistently produces varietally correct wines at a reasonable price, regardless of the grape, across vintages. Well done. 89 points. -
ElAzul Likes this wine: 89 points
June 6, 2023 - Dark berry and red plum nose,, dark berry fruit well integrated with smooth oak tannin.
No precipitates so you can pour and decant the bottle easily. Even better the second day so the youth is still there. Overall very pleasant at an ok price point. Very drinkable now but could hold its quality for another five years in good storage.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Rodney Strong
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma County
- UPC Codes 087512073395, 087512800397
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 32 (38%)
- Consumed 53 (62%)
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- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma County
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