The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Flint, and Dust. It tastes like and Black Olive. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Smooth texture. The wine finishes Medium.
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Solid. Best Merlot I have drunk. See prior note and those from Leomania. Drank this bottle over a 3 hour period. One more bottle to go. Not sure how long I can wait to drink it....
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A beautiful wine. It's in a particularly good place right now; poured through Vinturi and consumed over the course of an hour. This bottle had a little funk on the nose that blew off in minutes, and after that it was pure pleasure. Blackberry, black currant, dark chocolate, leather and a bit of tar simply explode in the mouth; the finish has a hint of maple with surprisingly good tannins and medium acidity.
Drinking this feels like a guilty pleasure, but the only guilt to be found is in not saving any for a second day. Glad to have several more bottles!
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Maple brown sugar on the nose. Deep, concentrated cherry flavors with some spicy notes; sweet oak and medium acidity carry the flavors through a medium-length finish. Opened up nicely over the course of a couple of hours in the glass (that required considerable patience) and was even better the second night.
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11/16/2014 - Leomania Likes this wine: 91 Points
Such a hedonistic wine. Concentrated blackberry, currant, all the things previously noted. Just terrific.
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11/29/2013 - Leomania Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still drinking wonderfully. Notes entirely consistent with previous.
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10/4/2013 - Leomania Likes this wine: 91 Points
Effusive blackberry fruit, a bit jammy, hints of eucalyptus. Very lush, with a lovely mid-palate flourish and medium-length finish. A treat.
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8/4/2013 - Leomania Likes this wine: 90 Points
Same notes as previous. Drinking wonderfully.
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2/9/2013 - anaugle wrote: 88 Points
The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Flint, and Dust. It tastes like and Black Olive. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Smooth texture. The wine finishes Medium.
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1/27/2013 - Leomania Likes this wine: 91 Points
Absolutely singing right now. Nothing to add by way of notes, every bottle knows the melody by heart.
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12/9/2012 - Leomania Likes this wine: 91 Points
Absolutely delicious. See previous notes. Delighted to have received more in the last club shipment.
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10/12/2012 - Leomania Likes this wine: 91 Points
In a very good place right now. Love the concentration. Notes consistent with previous bottles.
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8/29/2012 - Leomania Likes this wine: 92 Points
Previous notes apply. An excellent Napa Merlot, and it's in a terrific place right now.
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5/16/2012 - BlackIce wrote: 90 Points
My last bottle and an outstanding Merlot. See prior notes. Excellent!
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4/29/2012 - BlackIce wrote: 89 Points
Solid. Best Merlot I have drunk. See prior note and those from Leomania. Drank this bottle over a 3 hour period. One more bottle to go. Not sure how long I can wait to drink it....
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3/14/2012 - BlackIce wrote: 89 Points
An excellent Merlot with notes similar to Leomania. However, it needs to be drunk on first day. It fell apart a bit on the second day.
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12/29/2011 - Leomania Likes this wine: 92 Points
A beautiful wine. It's in a particularly good place right now; poured through Vinturi and consumed over the course of an hour. This bottle had a little funk on the nose that blew off in minutes, and after that it was pure pleasure. Blackberry, black currant, dark chocolate, leather and a bit of tar simply explode in the mouth; the finish has a hint of maple with surprisingly good tannins and medium acidity.
Drinking this feels like a guilty pleasure, but the only guilt to be found is in not saving any for a second day. Glad to have several more bottles!
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11/7/2011 - boatman72 wrote: 90 Points
Deep dark cherry with an oaky sweetness. Very nice structure.
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5/2/2011 - Leomania Likes this wine: 92 Points
Notes consistent with previous bottle. Just fantastic, great concentration in this wine.
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2/9/2011 - Leomania Likes this wine: 92 Points
Maple brown sugar on the nose. Deep, concentrated cherry flavors with some spicy notes; sweet oak and medium acidity carry the flavors through a medium-length finish. Opened up nicely over the course of a couple of hours in the glass (that required considerable patience) and was even better the second night.
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