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Red
1998 Ravenswood Merlot Estate
Merlot
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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asteff wrote:
December 8, 2022 - Just tastes old and tired.
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kstoddard wrote: flawed
July 6, 2022 - Slightly corked
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Ron Slye wrote: 89 points
March 25, 2020 - This was really lovely. The cork fell apart so I decanted. Really nice dark fruits, notes of eucalyptus, and really nice mouth feel and finish. This was a real treat. Well worth the $25 I paid for it a few months ago! So far all of the wines from the Ravenswood library sale have delivered far above their price point.
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lessthanjoey Likes this wine:
November 28, 2019 - Dayum. $25? Really? With 21 years of clearly impeccable storage?
Beautiful tart cassis and violet. Soft tannin. This has structure to go at least another 10 years, maybe more, but drinking beautifully and youthfully now. Utterly spectacular value.1 person found this helpful Comment -
jfagan wrote:
June 19, 2012 - For this weekend at the Stowe Wine & Food Classic
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer Ravenswood
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Estate
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 9 (24%)
- Consumed 29 (76%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerRavenswood
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma Valley
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