2009 Mark Herold Wines Acha Red

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  6/4/2022 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This continues to be a solid wine in the bigger, but balanced, Herold style. Fairly dense, ruby to garnet edges. Smells like dark fruits, graphite, bit of floral, black tea, tobacco, wet earth. Medium (+) body, acid, and finish, with flavors of black cherry, plum, black tea, tobacco, lemon, dry spices, and minerals. Had it with pizza tonight and it was fine with sausage, pepper, and ricotta, but the bolder, spicy pepperoni was a perfect pairing. Definitely works best with bigger, bolder, and spicier foods. Otherwise, might overpower what you're eating.

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  3/15/2021 - sstein19 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Garnet with some brown. Nose of dark fruits and berries, Mexican chocolate, and graphite. Second nose more of the same. Stronger dark fruits and cedar. Smooth mouthfeel and tanic. A tart long tanic finish.

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  4/12/2020 - Uncle Pops Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Blueberry pie filling, and lots of it. This is my third try at this wine in the past five or so years and finally I like it. The alcohol, which used to be overpowering, isn't much of a factor now. Actually looking forward to the next bottle.

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  3/31/2020 - vpoms wrote: 89 Points

  Deep garnet. Clean and powerful nose of black plums, preserves, nutmeg, mushroom, tar. Fully developed wine. Palate: dry, high acidity, strong tannins, high alcohol, full body,pronounced flavors tar, prunes, cured meat. Finish is medium. Typical Mark Herold wine: overpowering, high in alcohol and very flavorful. Good now or has plenty of power for many more years.

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  3/30/2020 - ecola Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Subtle oxidation setting in, not holding up as well as the 2008 I had the other night. Rich dark fruit and soft earth flavors. Modern length finish, solid pair with meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

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