Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
Reviews
22
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2005
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89/100
Red Bordeaux Blend
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91
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Taster #4870
· Dec 6, 2020
89/100
This wine has lost its complexity but its quality still shows. Worked nicely with weekend leftovers. Interestingly, thought it tasted better the second night.
2005 vintage
Taster #8237
· Nov 1, 2014
90/100
My last bottle, rated as outstanding this time, so achieved its highest standard ever for me with this bottle. Lovely waves of deep berries in suave, silky finish. It took about an hour to open up, so if anyone has bottles left, expect great delights for years to come.
2005 vintage
Taster #8237
· Apr 25, 2014
89/100
YummmmmMeritage. Enjoyed with Kate and Janny at the BoJo's.
2005 vintage
Taster #1400
· Jan 8, 2013
88/100
Had it with braised lambs tongues, cardoon casserole and duxelles. Decanted for about 2 hours. Spicy, refined cassis fruit, grippy tannins. A great bargain that's still drinking really well. I hope this wasn't my last bottle.
2005 vintage
Taster #8237
· Sep 8, 2012
89/100
Hey Cam, way to go! Best bottle yet of this enjoyable Meritage.
2005 vintage
Taster #5689
· Aug 28, 2012
90/100
Just a great bottle of wine, drinking well now and still has life left in it
2005 vintage
Taster #5775
· Aug 25, 2012
84/100
Last bottle, left uncorked 8 hrs, wife used first 1/4 for cooking chili, consistent with my previous notes, its best days have passed, light mouthfeel, medium length finish with light tannins, seemed sour, will use the rest for cooking.
2005 vintage
Taster #6148
· Apr 25, 2012
87/100
Perfectly servicable, medium weight, fruit on the palate and fine grained tannins. The medium weight palate is what drags down the ratings here IMO.
2005 vintage
Taster #5689
· Feb 23, 2012
90/100
Drank over two days. Day 2 was a little better than day 1. Color was dark purple with red brick on the edges. Nose was fragrant with dark fruits, menthol and anise. Lots of fruit on the nose. Tastes of red and purple fruit, plums and cherries. I do taste some of the tart from the high acidity, but overall this wine was great. Wish I could buy again.
2005 vintage
Taster #5775
· Jan 26, 2012
86/100
OK I lied, although I suggested 4hr decant on my previous note I only went 1 hr this time, light nose, medium mouthfeel, some heat on finish with strange aftertaste, light tannins, just a basic everyday drinker, reasonable QPR at $14.
2005 vintage
Taster #9370
· Dec 17, 2011
90/100
Let air for 2 hours. Very nice! Medium bodied with red and blue fruit. Smooth throughout with a good finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #5775
· Oct 20, 2011
85/100
I agree with redwinefan from 7/31. I had one corked bottle, a 2nd that tasted strange, now a 3rd that seems different than my previous notes. Wine seems bitter/acidic with little nose/fruit. Day 2: Wine 'normalized', not much fruit, medium mouthfeel, medium length finish with some heat, light tannins, definitely has lost some appeal, will decant the next one at least 4 hrs.
2005 vintage
Taster #8237
· Oct 2, 2011
88/100
Mmmmmeritage!
2005 vintage
Taster #2857
· Jul 31, 2011
I'm not sure if I just got an off bottle or if this wine has entered a dumb phase, but this bottle was completely shutdown with very little to the nose even after a few hours of decanting. I've previously had an excellent bottle of Lot 182, and I've got many more in the cellar, so I'll hold off rating until my next bottle.
2005 vintage
Taster #5775
· Jul 2, 2011
90/100
Poured through Nuance, left glass on counter 2 hrs, I continue to enjoy the medium weight with just enough structure to keep interesting, nothing special but fits my palate, rated a point higher than 7 months ago, only 20 more bottles to go :)
2005 vintage
Taster #6570
· Jun 4, 2011
Dark berries, delicious on back end w/ pleasant tannins. Nice balance.
2005 vintage
Taster #5224
· May 6, 2011
91/100
Perfect pairing with an AVO cigar
2005 vintage
Taster #5689
· Apr 20, 2011
90/100
Still drinking well. A little tight still upon opening, but great with an hour or so of air.
2005 vintage
Taster #2701
· Feb 27, 2011
90% cab. you can feel the cab profile. drinks nice. will be a candidate for keeping. too bad is sold out.
2005 vintage
Taster #8037
· Feb 23, 2011
90/100
A little extra time to come off bottle shock helped this out. At pop, not great, but well made with slightly thin but elegant texture with medium to dark fruit offset by a bit of smoke and slight bitter notes that I like. But really come forth more with air, the medium to dark fruit was there and the smoke expanded to incense, perfume, smoke, tar, and charcoal with a solid tart acidity to bring balance and giving it a …
2005 vintage
Taster #5992
· Jan 30, 2011
87/100
Better with food. Will be getting some more from Costco soon.
2005 vintage
Taster #6148
· Jan 6, 2011
87/100
meh
2005 vintage
Taster #4753
· Dec 25, 2010
89/100
No formal notes, as this was served at Christmas dinner. Still quite dark for a bottle of wine 5 years after the vintage, this was good, if reasonably unremarkable. Not too much oak, notes of blackberry, decent but unspectacular length, not hugely complex, but very easy drinking and with no rough edges or major flaws. An outstanding bottle for a mere $12.
2005 vintage
Taster #9463
· Dec 21, 2010
90/100
Reddish purple with nice nose. Chocolate and vanilla taste. Nice body.
2005 vintage
Taster #1788
· Dec 21, 2010
90/100
Good value, nice acidity and has a few more years left in the tank.
2005 vintage