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Red
2019 Matthiasson Merlot Ashes & Diamonds
Merlot
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 5
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VoVo Likes this wine: 94 points
January 6, 2024 - Absolutely excellent by any measure. Still drinking nicely … we opened but did not decant, and let it come to temp before drinking with a brats, potatoes, root vegetables dinner. Absolutely delightful.
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VoVo Likes this wine: 95 points
March 13, 2023 - Wow. This knocked our socks off on day one, day two all the way until we drank the last few ounces on day ten. Like all wines from Matthiasson, this is not at all what you would suspect from a Napa merlot. This winemaker reliably makes the case that the way the grapes are handled and where they are grown are far more important as shaping factors than the varietal itself. This Merlot is smooth, with some lovely cinnamon, bark, and very slight and pleasant pyre zines on the nose and mouth. We will definitely buy more if we can. Agree with prior reviewers that this has many years left on it.
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wgmccallum Likes this wine: 93 points
November 28, 2022 - Not a detailed note, but this was utterly delicious in its windings of penetrating fruit, intensely attached and winding acid frame, crisp tannic base, aromas of red fruit and cinnamon bark. Lovely with a mushroom, egg, and broccoli couscous bowl.
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mayakacz Likes this wine:
September 17, 2022 - Lighter Merlot. Dark cherry.
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mkribar Likes this wine: 92 points
May 4, 2022 - Dusty, herbal nose. Oregano. Not fruit forward at all. Some reddish/dark fruit. Medium plus tannin, medium acid. Very structured--not the usual Napa milkshake. Both the merlot and the CS need a lot of time. Honestly I would wait 8-10 years for the fruit to come out and play.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2019
- Type Red
- Producer Matthiasson
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Ashes & Diamonds
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 125 (77%)
- Consumed 37 (23%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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