Bogle, Merlot, California

Bogle · California › United States of America

Red · Merlot

Critics

85 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

85.2

Avg Score

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Vanilla and bright red fruit.

2020 vintage

Fabulouse black fruit and p;um nose. Deep brooding and unctious

2020 vintage

Hint of green pepper, tanniny on the lower palate. Good value

2020 vintage

Serviceable, good value. Rounded fruit notes, easy finish. Great burger wine.

2020 vintage

Strong nose of alcohol. A lot of density and elements but unhinged: vanilla "oakiness", syrupy middle (as others have pointed out), unbalanced acidity and alcohol on the finish. If it produced a harmonious ensemble I would have enjoyed it but it felt like I was getting slapped by each element as I drank it. I can see/understand if others enjoy it, so good for you if you enjoy it 'cause its a great value.

2020 vintage

Got this as a gift. Light to medium bodied, mild tannins, plummy fruit, lots of acid.

2020 vintage

Medium purple in color; ripe blackberries, plums, and vanilla the nose; medium plus acidity; medium tannins; tastes like black cherries, blackberries, and clay pots with a long finish. A hint of violets too, I think. Really good for the price. Nellie likes it. Leo doesn't like it.

2020 vintage

We kind of knew what to expect, and to its credit it over delivers what we expected. The nose has quite a bit of oak, but also some authentic cherry and mulberry backed up with cinnamon and leather. Not necessarily complex, but also relatively polished in a California fruit forward style. Fairly luscious in the mouth. Nice balance of acid, tannin and alcohol. Maybe a touch syrupy.

2020 vintage

nose: faint fruit ; palette: medium fruit then almost caramel very quickly replaced by some stronger oak

2020 vintage

Improved tremendously by aging more depth of flavor tannins are smoother.

2014 vintage

Fruit forward

2014 vintage

Holding its own against time and maybe showing a bit of finesse. A real value trooper.

2014 vintage

Deep color in the glass, good body and a pleasing pop in the aftertaste. For the small investment, it's hard to go wrong with this affordable Merlot.

2014 vintage

Decent Merlot for a low price. Muted nose with a decent amount of fruit on a short finish.

2014 vintage

Decent for the price point. It didn't offend.

2014 vintage

My favorite Merlot

2014 vintage

I thought that it was ok. Anise overwhelmed initially, then has more blackberry and blueberry. Pretty soft wine, I think WS overrated this, but still a decent qpr.

2014 vintage

Short, smooth

2014 vintage

This is a good, solid, well-made Merlot. Nice fruit, smooth middle and a touch of oak with a frit and tannin finish. Great QPR

2014 vintage

About as good as one could expect for 8 bucks. Although, there are better wines to be found for the price. Maybe a bit more bottle age will help.

2014 vintage

In the bouquet ripe red and dark forest fruits. On the palate dark berries and a firm amount of sweetness. There is some acidity and tannin with a soft bite, but the sweetness dominates a bit and the acidity lacks freshness.

2014 vintage

Nose of fresh cut strawberry. Body is mainly cherry and very smooth cocoa with a hint of tobacco. A very slight white pepper bite emerges on the short but leathery finish.

2014 vintage

Another hit!

2014 vintage