Gordon Estate, Merlot, Columbia Valley

Gordon Estate · Washington › Columbia Valley › United States of America

Red · Merlot
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LWIN 2009861
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89 /100
Reviews
10
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88.8
Avg Score
93
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Taster #2996 · Jan 12, 2022
83/100
Heavy. Fruity. Cheap. Not great. Not bad.
2015 vintage
Taster #7915 · Nov 3, 2014
93/100
Tasted the 2009 and the 2010 side-by-side at Total Wine. The 2009 blew me away and I found a bottle to take home in the bin. But, when I went back for more, they were out of the 2009. Found more at another store location and purchased and drank. YUM!! Full-bodied. Vanilla notes. Will buy more to stock up as my budget permits!
2009 vintage
Taster #1136 · Nov 5, 2013
89/100
Very fruit forward with moderate to soft tannins.
2009 vintage
Taster #4425 · Sep 2, 2013
92/100
This was excellent. Highly recommend. Smooth yet flavorville.
2009 vintage
Taster #0025 · Sep 2, 2013
91/100
this was the surprise wine of the weekend... dark berry nose, decent complexity... excellent QPR
2009 vintage
Taster #6668 · Sep 1, 2013
91/100
This was rated 90 pts by Wine Spectator and marked as a Smart Buy in June 3013 issue. It was a really good Merlot with some nice deep berry flavors balanced with a good peppery/tannin level. Definitely would buy again at less than $21/bottle.
2009 vintage
Taster #8168 · Oct 16, 2006
87/100
A little better this time than earlier this summer. We tasted more spice, oak and blackberry than previously, though it could still use just a bit more body.
2003 vintage
Taster #4770 · Oct 13, 2006
90/100
The prominent oak profile is well integrated with fruit and tannins. Nice raspberry fruit, hint of creamy vanilla, medium weight and smooth. A very nice Washington merlot.
2003 vintage
Taster #3996 · Aug 6, 2006
88/100
Lots of oak and char but well balanced.
2003 vintage
Taster #8168 · Jul 14, 2006
84/100
Tasted from two bottles with consistent notes. This wine was muted and bland. There is some fruit flavors, but they do not last long. I had much higher hopes for this since I knew that WS gave it 90 points, but I did not taste anything like the WS review had me hoping for. Pretty big dissapointment since we used to drink the 1999 Merlot quite regularly a few years back.
2003 vintage