Nice, classic Cali merlot. Beautiful deep color. There was a nice amount of fruit on the bouquet, and there was a solid hint of oak. On tasting it was a touch light, initially, but over the evening seemed to round out. Much more heft and fullness in the flavors on the second day. Last bottle. Not as good as the one we had about a year ago. I thinking it's flattening out. If you have any, I would be drinking it now.
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Night 1: Pop and Pour, this wine is very smooth, with typical merlot flavors and aromas. This is a well balanced wine and went very nice with Lemon pepper chicken and Rainbow Chard.
Night 2: This wine has put on considerable weight and is just beautiful. Still smooth, silky, with a beautiful nose and wonderful finish.
I'm not a huge merlot fan, but am a fan of Paradigm and they deliver again as far as I'm concerned. I'm not sure if much more aging will help, but it doesn't appear to be in any threat of turning the corner.
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2/16/2013 - mgl wrote: 89 Points
Still pretty good.
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11/16/2012 - kennyd wrote: 90 Points
Nice, classic Cali merlot. Beautiful deep color. There was a nice amount of fruit on the bouquet, and there was a solid hint of oak. On tasting it was a touch light, initially, but over the evening seemed to round out. Much more heft and fullness in the flavors on the second day. Last bottle. Not as good as the one we had about a year ago. I thinking it's flattening out. If you have any, I would be drinking it now.
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1/7/2012 - Oyster wrote: 93 Points
A great wine....and just right to drink now.
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10/17/2011 - VinoDiver wrote: 92 Points
Night 1: Pop and Pour, this wine is very smooth, with typical merlot flavors and aromas. This is a well balanced wine and went very nice with Lemon pepper chicken and Rainbow Chard.
Night 2: This wine has put on considerable weight and is just beautiful. Still smooth, silky, with a beautiful nose and wonderful finish.
I'm not a huge merlot fan, but am a fan of Paradigm and they deliver again as far as I'm concerned. I'm not sure if much more aging will help, but it doesn't appear to be in any threat of turning the corner.
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3/28/2011 - VinoDiver wrote: 91 Points
Nice wine with dominating red fruits. Tannins seem in check and this drank well with about 30 minutes of air in the glass.
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