Needed some time on opening from a 54F wine fridge. Aromatic yet tight on the palate. A mountain fruit merlot -- not the most expressive, yet with power. More on the bright berry side, with earth and spice notes, lighter. Well down fast!
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First words: oh wow! Big ripe, dry red with loads of chocolate, blackberries, oak, and a dry finish. Tannins are still fairly strong, but opened quickly. Excellent.
QPR 7 (of 10)
Aging 2030 at least
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Good quality, tannins need a bit of air to relax. Full fruited and rich with some rather heavy American oak pencil shavings. A crowd pleaser at the price point though
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9/26/2023 - kingboo wrote: 92 Points
Classic Keenan Napa merlot.
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11/15/2022 - gstutz Likes this wine: 89 Points
Showing well - Much better than 1st bottle I opened a year ago. Fleshy and fruit forward (plum) with enough tannin to counter balance.
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8/9/2022 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Needed some time on opening from a 54F wine fridge. Aromatic yet tight on the palate.
A mountain fruit merlot -- not the most expressive, yet with power.
More on the bright berry side, with earth and spice notes, lighter.
Well down fast!
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5/16/2021 - BBinSC wrote: 92 Points
First words: oh wow! Big ripe, dry red with loads of chocolate, blackberries, oak, and a dry finish. Tannins are still fairly strong, but opened quickly. Excellent.
QPR 7 (of 10)
Aging 2030 at least
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9/12/2020 - jviz wrote: 90 Points
Good quality, tannins need a bit of air to relax. Full fruited and rich with some rather heavy American oak pencil shavings. A crowd pleaser at the price point though
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