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2003 Quilceda Creek Merlot
- Columbia Valley, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 108 / 750ml
- Red - Bold and Structured
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Critic tasting note: "Oaky, toasty and spicy, this thick, massive Merlot is packed with berries, cherries, plums and chocolate. The Cab Franc adds meaty tannins to the beautiful blueberry, blue plum and blackberry fruit. A sweet, supple Merlot with hints of coffee, black tea and earth. Makes you wish Quilceda made more of it." - 95/100, Wine Enthusiast
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Highlights
- From Columbia Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 108 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Bold and Structured
- Merlot
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Based in Snohomish, northern Seattle, Quilceda Creek Winery is one of Washington's most prestigious boutique wine producers. The winery's focus is on Cabernet Sauvignon, which has been very well received: the 2002 Quilceda Cree...
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- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2008-2020
- Winemaker
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Paul Golitzin
- Ownership
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Alex Golitzin
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Abanico Iberico Main Course
- Shoulder cut of pork
- Contains: pork steak
- Spanish
- Rump steak Main Course
- Western
- Linconshire Poacher Cheese Course
- British
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The 2003 vintage was, overall, good.
The sizzling heatwave that swept through Europe was easily the most defining hallmark of the vintage. Wines throughout the continent had far riper, fruiter notes than normal with some suffering from overcooked and baked qualities. Overall European reds tended to fare better than whites eve...
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