This wine keeps getting better. Still a bigger style wine but more settled and probably at a peak. Could hold here for many more years but too good not to.open now. Enjoy em if you got em.
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Enjoyed a sample at a winery tasting, and subsequently a bottle at dinner that evening. This probably sets the standard for Napa Valley Merlot. Stunning. Truly a Merlot that drinks like a Cabernet Sauvignon; 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from estate vineyards on Atlas Peak. Big, bold and structured, but also soft, classy, balanced, complex, and approachable. A great mix of black and red fruits, with some herbs, chocolate, and earthiness in the mix. Probably the best Napa Merlot I have had to date, this is a testament to the potential of what Napa vintners can do with Merlot. This will cellar for at least another 10 years.
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Our standard of excellence for napa valley merlot - never disappoints - always serve when my mother in law is e since its her favorite wine with red meat. Excellent as always - bold yet subtle, forward fruit yet smooth - this is a consistent winner, vintage to vintage - our cellar is thin on amendment since its such a favorite.
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1/22/2024 - Winokdub wrote: 94 Points
This wine keeps getting better. Still a bigger style wine but more settled and probably at a peak. Could hold here for many more years but too good not to.open now. Enjoy em if you got em.
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11/26/2020 - Winokdub wrote: 93 Points
Big merlots. Nice nose. Big fruit with firm tannin and layers of flavors. Lingering finish. Very nice.
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7/11/2016 - Realdoc1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Awesome Merlot. Smooth and elegant. Fruity jam taste. All about mouth feel. Liqorice that actually tastes good. I reco-mendment.
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12/13/2015 - wmccone54 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Enjoyed a sample at a winery tasting, and subsequently a bottle at dinner that evening. This probably sets the standard for Napa Valley Merlot. Stunning. Truly a Merlot that drinks like a Cabernet Sauvignon; 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from estate vineyards on Atlas Peak. Big, bold and structured, but also soft, classy, balanced, complex, and approachable. A great mix of black and red fruits, with some herbs, chocolate, and earthiness in the mix. Probably the best Napa Merlot I have had to date, this is a testament to the potential of what Napa vintners can do with Merlot. This will cellar for at least another 10 years.
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11/1/2015 - Thebeasley Likes this wine: 94 Points
Our standard of excellence for napa valley merlot - never disappoints - always serve when my mother in law is e since its her favorite wine with red meat. Excellent as always - bold yet subtle, forward fruit yet smooth - this is a consistent winner, vintage to vintage - our cellar is thin on amendment since its such a favorite.
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