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Beringer Vineyards California Collection Merlot 2009

Beringer Vineyards California Collection

Interesting wine at first. Pronounced smell of berries and a strong taste of vanilla flan. It reminded me the purple Yellow Tail. It's, however, a strong wine. Not bad, but not what I expect from a good merlot.

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Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot 2009

Pride Mountain Vineyards

This is a really good wine. And expensive too. Its bitter sweetness is interesting, with an intense bouquet of caramel and fruit. On the palate, definite hints of chocolate. It didn't earn a five star rating from me because it's too acidic, which distracted me from the experience of wine Read more

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Napa River Merlot 2008

Napa River

This is a very affordable Merlot. Not great, but does a good job as an everyday kind of wine. Mellow and a little flan-like, this 2008 Merlot from Napa won't overwhelm many foods. Equivalent to a good table wine.

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Frog's Leap Zinfandel 2009

Frog's Leap

And the last Zin of the night is this bold 2009 Zin, Frog's Leap. It has a strong strawberry aroma. It's well balance and bold (stings the tip of the tongue a bit). It thought it was the best of the night (but who knows, after 4 pours, my senses Read more

zinfandel  napa valley  napa  2009 

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    shaunmdaniel Interesting! I'm drawn to wines that have strawberry aromas and flavors, perhaps because they don't seem as common to their raspberry and cherry cousins. I'll have to check this one out.
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    edpin You should, definitely. It's not an expensive wine, so it's worth it. Are you into Zinfandels?
    4 Mo. Ago