2020 Novelty Hill Winery Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 83.5 points

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  10/5/2023 - Foot cramp Likes this wine: 80 Points

  Let it breathe in glass for best flavor, good fruit nice and robust

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  8/28/2023 - Magickjohnson Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Quick notes from earlier tasting.
  
  Ripe dark cherry and plum, slightly overripe blackberry, with tobacco and leather wrapped up in soft vanilla. A wisp of toasted coconut.
  
  Plush and velvety. A bit dull on the mid palate but nice weight. Cocoa powder bitterness on the medium finish that I enjoyed. Primary. Medium acid just enough to keep it from getting overly flabby. Powerful medium-grained tannins.
  
  To me, this is well-made for what I payed ($20 USD) and would probably wow a lot of casual drinkers. It’s still too primary for me and lacks complexity and is missing some lift that could elevate it. I’ll probably keep some on-hand for my new-world drinking friends.

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