St. Francis, Anthem Meritage, Sonoma County

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Red · Red Bordeaux Blend
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89 /100
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30
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Taster #7212 · Apr 20, 2018
92/100
Drinking at its peak now. Lovely.
2004 vintage
Taster #1350 · Nov 26, 2015
88/100
A medley of fruit flavor's which did not add up to much. Spicy palette and a lingering finish which I would describe as bell peppers cooked over charcoal. Tasted alongside 10 other wines over a Thanksgiving Day dinner. The wines included La Jota 1996 & La Jota 2011, 1990 Opus One, 2012 Pott Vineyards The Arsenal, 1985 Masi Amarone, 2012 Outpost Cabernet (regular bottling), 1986 Monticello Vineyards Cabernet Corey Reserve, 2005 St Francis Anthem 2005, 2012 Whitehall Lane Cabernet (regular …
2005 vintage
Taster #0595 · Jul 4, 2015
Had this bottle on The Fourth. The group enjoyed it.
2005 vintage
Taster #1486 · Aug 14, 2014
89/100
Solid but unspectacular. Good weeknight drink.
2005 vintage
Taster #8697 · Jul 15, 2014
89/100
Good, but not as good as I expected. I liked some of the other St. Francis wines better
2006 vintage
Taster #2012 · Jul 9, 2014
90/100
Smooth and delicious
2005 vintage
Taster #8279 · May 1, 2014
88/100
No notes, but it didn't seem to have the waxiness noted in the Sept 2013 tasting.
2006 vintage
Taster #5418 · Oct 9, 2013
91/100
This Anthem was the best of the vintages I've tasted and still has lots of years to go. Rich, earthy flavors, with both red and black fruit characteristics and very nicely oaked.
2004 vintage
Taster #8279 · Sep 20, 2013
87/100
Nothing exciting - there's fruit, oak, and tannins but there's an odd waxiness to the whole thing.
2006 vintage
Taster #8715 · Sep 14, 2013
91/100
This wine has lost any oak influence leaving a great mouthful of fruit. Farly complex flavors of red and black fruits. Decent length and a nice complement to a rib-eye. Can't remember what my first one was like, so will be interesting to compare to my previous note.
2005 vintage
Taster #3266 · Feb 15, 2013
86/100
Losing it's steam...
2005 vintage
Taster #9566 · Jan 12, 2013
85/100
Poor finish after 2 hours and a decanting. Tossed the bottle.
2004 vintage
Taster #4618 · Sep 19, 2012
Perfect time to open the bottle. Decanted for about 30 minutes. Full flavor of dark fruits, light tannins, and the nose was light and not overpowering.
2005 vintage
Taster #8697 · Dec 29, 2011
89/100
6 months an an aerator has improved this wine. It is definitely a bit closed. i will wait to drink the rest. This wine is an interesting blend. a little lighter and thinner than the blend suggests. Great flavor, balanced alcohol and medium tannins.
2006 vintage
Taster #7680 · Aug 5, 2011
91/100
Rich Deep Dark Fruit Balanced Yumminess
2005 vintage
Taster #6173 · Jul 30, 2011
88/100
Very interesting wine, not as fruity as most wine that comes from Sonoma, but with a lot of potential, I think, to develop into something unusual and complex. Will wait awhile to open my other bottles, however--
2006 vintage
Taster #8697 · Jul 10, 2011
87/100
Not as good as expected. A little thin on flavors. i expected something a little bolder. I will wait and see how the other bottles turn out. A good but not great wine so far.
2006 vintage
Taster #5385 · Jun 22, 2011
92/100
Nice notes of Cab and Malbec on the nose. Noticeable alcohol on the nose, but not burning. Vanilla and purple/dark fruits. Smooth on the palate, but some alcohol and acid on the residual / finish which is moderate. Nice wine.
2004 vintage
Taster #9796 · Jun 20, 2011
83/100
Got this bottle from winestilsoldout.com for $25 and took over to mom/dad's house for Father's Day dinner (grilled steaks, veggies, and corn-on-the-cob). I was really looking forward to trying this wine. I get e-mails all day from WTSO.com and only buy wines from them once or twice a year. When I got the e-mail for this wine, I did some light research and this seemed like it could be a real winner/bargain. This is a Bordeaux blend (but not your …
2006 vintage
Taster #2039 · Apr 13, 2011
92/100
Very good - needs some time to settle still.
2006 vintage
Taster #4396 · Apr 1, 2011
90/100
Wonderful wine. Smooth but with character.
2005 vintage
Taster #3266 · Feb 13, 2011
88/100
A nose of dark fruit, dark amber in color. A full bodied blend of the kitchen sink of varietals, blackberry, currants, licorice and dark chocolate, very dry, good but a bit disjointed.
2005 vintage
Taster #6804 · Feb 12, 2011
93/100
Explosion of flavor. Great one!
2005 vintage
Taster #8590 · Nov 27, 2010
93/100
Great bouquet. Drank after a 2005 burly Cabernet at the Gillespie's
2004 vintage
Taster #7212 · May 2, 2009
93/100
Dark red color with faint notes of black licorice on the nose- a very tight wine. Velvety black fruit with chocolate notes caress the pallate with soft silky tannins. A full bodied wine with bright acids built for development. There's a lot of great fruit hiding in the bottle that will require another 3- 5 years to develop. This wine is very interesting- a reverse Meritage. The primary varietals are Malbec and Petite Verdot with smaller amounts of Cabernet Savignon, …
2004 vintage
Taster #4343 · Jan 30, 2009
91/100
Nice fruity nose. Very well balanced, good tannic bite, smooth long finish, well structured.
2004 vintage