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Manage Subscriptions2006 Shinn Estate Vineyards Merlot Estate
Merlot
- USA
- New York
- Long Island
- North Fork
Community Tasting Notes 4
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no leashes wrote: 89 points
June 19, 2014 - Really improved over the last 18 months. The wine seemed to gain some weight, and is smooth, medium bodied, with nice dark fruit, mineral and earth flavors. Very good stuff.
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no leashes wrote: 88 points
December 20, 2012 - Pleasant dark fruit, cedar and earth flavors, light/medium bodied. Well balanced.
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wineshlub wrote: 90 points
December 5, 2011 - Berry and cedar aromas. Nice clean flavors of boysenberry and earth. Hint of tobacco in the finish. Balanced, correct, and enjoyable, but not terribly complex. Very good wine, and much better than most of the domestic competition, but the price tag is high. For example, Domaine de la Patience makes a very similar (and perhaps slightly better) merlot that sells for half the price.
Day 2: Greatly improved. Increased aromatics and greater depth of flavor and complexity. This was opened one hour before drinking on day 1, looks like I should have opened it even earlier. -
brooklynguy wrote:
August 12, 2009 - Not impressive upon opening, dark fruit and wood aromas, not complex or interesting. With air the wine improves, showing some minerals and a crackling quality to the tannins and acids. It still is not all that interesting, but it is better than most Merlot I've had. I may not be a Merlot fan...
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type Red
- Producer Shinn Estate Vineyards
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation Estate
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region New York
- SubRegion Long Island
- Appellation North Fork
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 5 (19%)
- Consumed 22 (81%)
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- ProducerShinn Estate Vineyards
- VarietyMerlot
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- CountryUSA
- RegionNew York
- SubRegionLong Island
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