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1997 York Creek Vineyards Meritage
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Spring Mountain District
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Community Tasting Notes 23
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klezman wrote:
February 26, 2024 - Reports of this wine's demise are greatly exaggerated. This was drinking perfectly well, in a nice seemingly late teenage spot despite it being 26+ years old. Great with dry aged steak.
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Baron Slick wrote: 93 points
May 11, 2022 - A fantastic wine. The bouquet evokes black raspberries, mocha, and Tootsie Roll candies in a verdant forest full of conifers and eucalyptus. Beautifully structured, expressive, and focused, with lovely umami character and bottle-age complexity. Excellent length on the spicy finish. It's in a beautiful place but sad this was my last bottle.
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rjquillin Likes this wine:
March 29, 2022 - Fading compared to earlier bottles.
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WetRock wrote:
September 11, 2021 - This is squarely phasing out of its secondary days and fading down to the tertiary. Shows a good deal of wood on the nose. Nice classic cedary cassis thing. Some tannin still. Balanced in terms of acid. The fruit has faded quite a bit. But its $15 at Grocery Outlet. So if you want to see how older Cabs fade on the cheap this is a good option. Its not completely dead but its likely to leave many wanting. But still....$15. I just wonder why they sat on all this all this time.
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glou.sf Likes this wine: 93 points
March 1, 2021 - Tasted blind. Dark fruit, spices, black pepper, and a hint of green bell pepper that integrated with air. Lots of fruit with a good amount of tannins, some cedar notes, and black berries on the palate. Nice finish. Great example of not too ripe, well aged CA fruit.
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By Richard Jennings
5/20/2011 (link) 88 points(York Creek Vineyards Meritage) Bricking dark red violet color; cedar, cassis, red plum nose; mature, ripe plum, cedar, mushroom palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer York Creek Vineyards
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Meritage
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Spring Mountain District
- UPC Code 000001992052
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 61 (31%)
- Consumed 137 (69%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerYork Creek Vineyards
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationMeritage
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationSpring Mountain District
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- SubRegionNapa Valley
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