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91
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91/100
Merlot
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Taster #9105
· Apr 7, 2025
I should have opened it an hour or two earlier or decanted it, but significantly improved over dinner. Really drinking well now. Probably has a few years at this level. No hurry, but why not enjoy it as it is now.
2016 vintage
Taster #5416
· Sep 16, 2024
92/100
Day 1: Cherry, blueberries, dust, cigar, earth and mild oak. Wonderful effort. 92 points Day 2: Consistent and nice acidity on this wine. Should drink well for another 5 plus years. Blueberries, cherry, menthol, cigar, earth, mild oak and floral notes. Medium plus finish. A stellar deal for under $30 and sadly last bottle. 92 points Recommendation: While you won't get this under $30 like I was able to it is a solid purchase under $50.00. Drink through 2029.
2016 vintage
Taster #5416
· Jun 18, 2024
93/100
Day 1: Wonderful again. Great value under $30. Red currants, spice, minerals, sour cherry, earth, mild oak and dust. Very balanced and nice acidity. Wonderful stuff. 93 points Day 2: Equally as impressed. Aging well with menthol, sour cherry, dust, earth, minerals, wood, floral and red currants. Well made wine and balanced. 93 points
2016 vintage
Taster #8101
· Jun 4, 2024
90/100
Went well with grilled pork loin chop
2016 vintage
Taster #9105
· Feb 21, 2024
Tasting pretty good right now. Medium full body with balanced acid, tannin, and fruit. Medium length finish. Probably still has several years of drinking window.
2016 vintage
Taster #7653
· Oct 23, 2022
92/100
Nose: cherry, raspberries, blueberries, green herbs (rosemary, thyme) Mouthfeel: mod acidity and tannins, lingering finish
2016 vintage
Taster #5416
· Oct 4, 2022
93/100
Day 2: Nice fruit featuring plum, cherry and sour blueberries. Mint, earth, pine needles, spice and floral notes. Complex effort and always preferred this to the Columbia Valley offering. Long finish and these will drink well through 2030. 93 points Day 3: Very similar to day 2. This is for sure one of the better deals in the past 5 years. $27.50 with tax. 92 points Recommendation: If you can get this for under $30 buy!
2016 vintage
Taster #9699
· Mar 4, 2022
92/100
1 hour slow ox only. Young but beautiful now. 100 agree with previous review, dusty earth and potpourri nose leading to tart cherry slate finish, secondary blueberry and chocolate. Does get better as time passes day 2 and day 3. Alcohol had some bite could mellow for a year or two more before I try again. Paired with meatless sausage sauce on egg noodles. 92+
2016 vintage
Taster #5416
· Dec 21, 2021
93/100
Day 1: For under $30 this is a steal. Mineral streak, blueberries, sour cherry, dust, floral and earth. Medium plus finish and wonderful example of Merlot from Washington. 92 points Day 2: So amazing for the money. Blueberries, minerals, dust, sour cherry, chocolate, earth and floral notes. Medium to long finish and balanced. Really a solid example of WA Merlot. 93 points Recommendation: This is an excellent value. Paid $27.50 with tax and need to get more!!!
2016 vintage
Taster #2214
· Nov 26, 2021
91/100
Very Nice WA Merlot. Blue flavors - blueberry, plum. nice tobacco and clove complexity
2016 vintage
Taster #5416
· Nov 21, 2021
93/100
Day 1: More approachable that the last bottle. Classic Washington Merlot with blueberries, cherry, plum, dust, minerals and mild oak. Medium finish and very satisfying. 92 points Day 2: More intense on day 2 with wood, minerals, dark cherries, spices and floral notes. Equally pleasing as day 1 but completely different wine. Would pair well with a steak. 92 points Day 3: Outstanding on day 3 with cherry, blueberries, minerals, spice, floral, dust and earth. Everything you would want in …
2016 vintage
Taster #5416
· Oct 31, 2021
90/100
4 L'Ecole Wines; 10/31/2021-11/6/2021 (3 Day Wine Review World Headquarters, Minneapolis, MN) : Day 1: Still young and will benefit from day 2/3. Blueberries, boysenberries, smoke, mild oak, soy and spice. Good concentration and should improve with age. 90 points Day 2: Jury is still out on this wine. Tight but underneath that does have some nice fruit, spice, floral, minerals and wood. I am going to do a 4 day review on this to see if it opens up …
2016 vintage
Taster #2407
· Aug 30, 2021
92/100
Dirty purple. Soft nose of oak spice and blueberries. Nearly full bodied, sage, crushed black cherries, mint, blackberries, well integrated tannins, dark chocolate, and a long dark fruited finish. Excellent!
2016 vintage
Taster #8292
· Apr 21, 2021
92/100
Very nice and easy drinking wine
2016 vintage
Taster #3214
· Aug 30, 2020
Very tasty, perfect with elk backstrap. Good to drink now, but certainly capable of laying down for a few more years
2016 vintage
Taster #9105
· Aug 4, 2020
89/100
Had it for dinner with a tenderloin and sautéed mushrooms. Was okay but not a homer. Medium body, still a bit young. Nice nose. Short, unremarkable finish. Again okay with chocolate (if you like the combination 😉).
2016 vintage
Taster #5254
· Jun 21, 2020
88/100
Still not getting what all the excitement is abt w/ this wine. Had w a nice kc strip. Stk good, wine ok. I really wanted this wine to be good. Seems overly crisp and lighter bodied than what i would expect for merlot.
2016 vintage
Taster #1144
· Jun 1, 2020
91/100
Tasty,round, and easy drinking.
2016 vintage
Taster #6059
· Dec 21, 2019
91/100
PnP drank half bottle, re-corked and kept in cooler overnight. Good on first night, much improved next night; tannins softened and yielded more to red fruits, spice notes, hint of graphite. Smooth texture, medium plus acid, finish lasts 40 seconds. Plenty of time remains, try again in 1-2 years.
2016 vintage
Taster #9120
· Oct 10, 2019
90/100
Color - Garnet Aromas - Black and red fruit, tobacco leaf, clove, dried herb, damp earth, and black pepper Body - Full-bodied, and dense with medium-acidity, and well-integrated velvety tannins Taste - Black and red cherry, cassis, plum, graphite, savory dried herbs Finish - Medium-long Blend of 76% Merlot/18% Cab Franc/6% Cabernet Sauvignon 14.5% abv|SRP - $37
2016 vintage
Taster #4565
· Oct 3, 2019
90/100
The deeply saturated nose wafts dark cherry sauce, black plum, cassis, beef jerky, graphite minerality and smokey black pepper. It’s not quite full-bodied, featuring round and broad tannins that are well integrated and nicely balanced with modest acid. The structure is classic high quality merlot. Flavors are as much savory as sweet due to strong doses of saline and dried tarragon. On the fruit side there’s cherry pit, strawberry, Acai, red plum and dried goji berry. Structurally this wine is …
2016 vintage
Taster #5254
· Sep 24, 2019
88/100
Had it corked at walla walla steak house. Just ok. Went down a whole lot better in the tasting room. Did not help food was not very good. Stk was dry and over cooked. So no fat coating on palate. Wine came across as very sharp. Go figure.
2016 vintage