A couple more years in bottle since my last tasting has improved this already tasty wine. Soft but present tannins, long finish with some decent acidity, along with the classic Duckhorn Merlot voluptuous fruit make this a great, multidimensional wine.
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A really great Merlot. I wish I had bought more. Dark red fruits (cherry) and plum. Soft tannins you hope for in Merlot with just enough acidity. Some vanilla as well. I probably drank it too early but who cares its great.
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Excellent Merlot! Not an in your face Cali fruit bomb but multi dimensional with lots of structure. Medium plus body and of course there's the Duckhorn red and blue fruits but they're balanced with good minerality, acidity and some green pepper or "green vegetal flavors", as Kim Marcus notes. Cracked black pepper spiciness on the very long finish. Of course I'm a fan of the Three Palms blockbuster Merlot-forCab-lovers but this Rector Creek just has loads of character.
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4/13/2023 - DrBad Likes this wine: 96 Points
A couple more years in bottle since my last tasting has improved this already tasty wine. Soft but present tannins, long finish with some decent acidity, along with the classic Duckhorn Merlot voluptuous fruit make this a great, multidimensional wine.
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3/4/2022 - frankartale Likes this wine: 95 Points
A really great Merlot. I wish I had bought more. Dark red fruits (cherry) and plum. Soft tannins you hope for in Merlot with just enough acidity. Some vanilla as well. I probably drank it too early but who cares its great.
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7/24/2021 - Cellar of Griego Likes this wine:
Very balanced
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4/8/2021 - DrBad Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent Merlot! Not an in your face Cali fruit bomb but multi dimensional with lots of structure. Medium plus body and of course there's the Duckhorn red and blue fruits but they're balanced with good minerality, acidity and some green pepper or "green vegetal flavors", as Kim Marcus notes. Cracked black pepper spiciness on the very long finish. Of course I'm a fan of the Three Palms blockbuster Merlot-forCab-lovers but this Rector Creek just has loads of character.
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1/29/2021 - Bobdoc Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very very good.
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