2006 Domaine Carneros Merlot Avant Garde

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  2/2/2018 - MJobes Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Another “drink-it-now” bottle, this one hasn’t been made in a few years. When I worked at DC, I used to hang out at the vineyard house after work and drink a glass of wine and watch these merlot vines grow. While the vines are long gone, this bottle is still here. The cork smelled sour and scared me, but the wine itself has a boysenberry-ish nose and that barnyard-y Carneros smell that I adore. A little fruit left, and a fair amount of acidity, it’s a bit “grippy”, and there’s a hit of that “fatty” Merlot quality.

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  5/14/2012 - travelme wrote: 88 Points

  A nice decent bottle of Merlot. Nothing overwhelming but certainly good. Enjoyable with a set of pork chops. My last bottle. Taste of Blackberry notes and spice on the back. Drink up now would be my suggestion if you have any.

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  3/29/2012 - dglass wrote: 88 Points

  just a fair merlot. Expected a more robust wine. Nose was OK, but taste lagged.

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  2/12/2012 - PDXTom wrote: 87 Points

  A somewhat restricted range on the nose and palate. Drinkable but not very interesting.

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  6/19/2011 - jfarley3 wrote: 88 Points

  Very nice Merlot with undertones of earth, grass, and green veggies balanced with some soft tannins and dark cherry/ chocolate on the back. Good finish and always enjoyable alone or with food.

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