Chateau Ste. Michelle, Canoe Ridge Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills

Chateau Ste. Michelle · Washington › Horse Heaven Hills › United States of America

Red · Merlot
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LWIN 1299861
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89 /100
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6
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Taster #1766 · Nov 15, 2011
90/100
Great fruit smell right out of the bottle. After a short time decanting very smooth and didn't disappoint!
2004 vintage
Taster #1035 · Mar 27, 2010
88/100
I was going to open a 2003 bottle but read some reviews and decided the 2004 probable ready now. So true. Very smooth tannins and still had gobs of fruit. Great complexity. Definitely drinking well right now so no need to hold'em much longer.
2004 vintage
Taster #6203 · Dec 15, 2009
90/100
Deep dark berry fruit, spice and dusty tannins all beautifully integrated. Long finish. Prime time to drink this wine. A great Washington merlot.
2004 vintage
Taster #9259 · Dec 1, 2009
88/100
Nice oak and spice on the nose. Tastes of a simple Merlot. A little bitter finish, but none of the bell pepper found in some inexpensive WA merlots. Second night, becoming slightly sour, with a lot of tartrate remaining in the glass and the bottle. Definitely for drinking in the next year.
2004 vintage
Taster #5089 · Jan 20, 2008
87/100
We drank this with friends on 1/20/08. It decanted about 30 minutes…it needed more. Deep Purple in color with thick heavy legs…strong dark fruit and spice on the nose. Both the dark fruit and spice flavors were strong on the palate. It was fairly smooth but the tannins did have a little bit of grip. A good wine but pretty unremarkable.
2004 vintage
Taster #0705 · Dec 5, 2007
Nose of chocolate, coffee and spices. Black fruits on the taste with tannins that fade after an hour or so of breathing. Very nice wine.
2004 vintage
Taster #0219 · Dec 4, 2007
88/100
Deep purple color with nose of cassis and oak. Black fruit upfront with blueberry cream notes followed by smooth tannins in a medium finsih. A very good wine but no complexity.
2004 vintage