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Melbury Napa Valley Red Blend

9.429 ratings
9.16 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Zach Cherry

Account Manager Worldwide Wine & Spirits

9.2

Very concentrated. Still a baby, with ultra tight dark fruit, tar, toasty oak and baking spice.

Very concentrated. Still a baby, with ultra tight dark fruit, tar, toasty oak and baking spice.

Sep 12th, 2016
Alex Kroblin

Co-owner Thirst Wine Merchants

8.8

Worth the price? Probably.

Worth the price? Probably.

Dec 28th, 2013
James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.0

Still young, tannic, but great potential.

Still young, tannic, but great potential.

Mar 3rd, 2013
KA
9.6

Phenomenal

Phenomenal

Jun 11th, 2021
Berry

Goosefoot dinner with the ladies. Best wine :)

Goosefoot dinner with the ladies. Best wine :)

Jun 9th, 2018
Kelvin Ko

Had it 2015.10.26--Scent of various flowers exploded when opened. First sip of this Napa Cult wine (Grand Cru of the region according to its winemaker) by Harlan already evoked memories of left bank Bordeaux wines. Aerated for about 30 minutes before enjoying its notes of peppery, leathery and berries and lasting taste with good steak and more importantly congenial company. I asked the friend and host to talk about his definition of good wine and he said--it's who you had the wine with that made it so very memorable...I guess we wine fanatics are just sentimental people after all :)

Had it 2015.10.26--Scent of various flowers exploded when opened. First sip of this Napa Cult wine (Grand Cru of the region according to its winemaker) by Harlan already evoked memories of left bank Bordeaux wines. Aerated for about 30 minutes before enjoying its notes of peppery, leathery and berries and lasting taste with good steak and more importantly congenial company. I asked the friend and host to talk about his definition of good wine and he said--it's who you had the wine with that made it so very memorable...I guess we wine fanatics are just sentimental people after all :)

Nov 4th, 2015
Scott Schuster

Spectacular and rich and fruity and wonderful. Also costs a lot though.....

Spectacular and rich and fruity and wonderful. Also costs a lot though.....

Jan 20th, 2015
jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

9.3

jesus had this 7 years ago

jesus had this 7 years ago

Aug 11th, 2017
Eduardo Bolaños

Sommelier Terroni Downtown LA

8.8

Eduardo had this 10 years ago

Eduardo had this 10 years ago

Jun 7th, 2014
Bill Bender

Bill had this 10 years ago

Bill had this 10 years ago

Nov 3rd, 2013