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Community Tasting Notes 7
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Tantamnt wrote: 91 points
December 31, 2015 - Needed some decanting and air but became lovely and even impressive. Toasty wood melded with still solid but mature fruit reasonably long finish. Some sediment.
Tasted more Bordeaux-ish than modern Cal merlot. Wish I'd laid in more bottles. -
DaleW wrote:
September 1, 2015 - Double-decanted before I left home. Plenty of fat plum fruit, some spice and earth, not complex but holding on. B
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DaleW wrote:
December 20, 2014 - Lacks the acidity that livened up the early 70s Sterling cabs night before, but there's still red plum fruit, with some ashtray and teriyaki notes. It's alive! B-/B
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yotaiwan Likes this wine: 95 points
August 15, 2014 - old Bordeaux like finesse, beautifully aged, almost mouton like....
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DaleW wrote:
July 2, 2014 - Still some good fruit, some ashtray notes mean it’s heading to great beyond, but while a little tired and not as complex as the PN and CS it still has interest. B-
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2018, Issue #76, Ric Forman- A True Californian Pioneer And One of the State’s Greatest Winemakers(Sterling Vineyards Merlot) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1972
- Type Red
- Producer Sterling Vineyards
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 21 (57%)
- Consumed 16 (43%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerSterling Vineyards
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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