2016 Mollydooker Merlot The Scooter

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  11/1/2021 - Rbhan12 wrote: 88 Points

  Absolutely massive wine--too big for my tastes. PnP, bottle left open, aired out for a few hours.
  
  Very strong nose. Definitely alcohol, but think of ripe red cherries, slightly medicinal, oaky milk chocolate. Palate is full-bodied, jammy red fruit, light acid, some eventually presents, and a good amount of glycerin giving the wine a smooth but thick texture. Finish is pretty hot, but mostly red fruit and hints of cinnamon and other baking spices, maybe even a touch of cola.
  
  Overall, I thought this was unbalanced, overripe, and overtly alcoholic. Could be a party wine for people to get drunk, but I wouldn't consider this a serious wine. With respect to the size of this wine, there is no scenario in which I would have imagined this being Merlot.
  
  Drink now--not for the cellar and certainly not intended to be. The fruit may quiet down, but this won't gain complexity.

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  7/26/2019 - SlimShaney Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Out camping with family. Thoroughly enjoying. Brash and bit peppery on the back of the throat. Ok in a plastic cups.

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  4/16/2019 - RoyaltyCoins wrote: 89 Points

  Medium Ruby.
  
  ​Nose: Candied black cherry, raspberry jam, deep brown sugar and vanilla. Full projection.
  
  Mouth: Deep, pure black cherry seamlessly melded to a mid palate of milk chocolate and baking spice. Light acid leads into a short finish of fine tannin and light cinnamon.
  
  Overall: Velvety and easy drinking, this is lush and well integrated with itself without ever becoming flabby. Leans rich in all - a crowdpleaser. 100% Merlot
  
  89.

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  12/11/2018 - Mads Eriksen wrote: 89 Points

  høj drinkabillity. Masser af frugt, masser af alkohol, men det passer fint sammen.

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  11/30/2018 - SlimShaney Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Fun and easy going (in a big Molly way). Not intellectual and not complex and not particularly merlot.

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