Madrigal Vineyards

Napa Valley Merlot

8.712 ratings
8.55 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Merlot
Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.1

Over performed. Called 2000 St Emillion

Over performed. Called 2000 St Emillion

Oct 15th, 2015
Matthew Iaconis

Owner/Winemaker Brick & Mortar

8.6

Solid ME from a below average vintage.

Solid ME from a below average vintage.

Jun 23rd, 2015
Laura Kaminski

Nice bold merlot, needs some air, quite a bit of ripe berries on the nose; nice long finish.

Nice bold merlot, needs some air, quite a bit of ripe berries on the nose; nice long finish.

Jan 20th, 2015
Dimitri Fedotov, C.S.

Sommelier Osteria 177

8.2

Good wine. Next to Bordeaux -- higher alcohol and much lower acid. Definitive jam suggestion on the nose. Sweet apples, plums, cherries. Structure -- by comparison -- "drops".

Good wine. Next to Bordeaux -- higher alcohol and much lower acid. Definitive jam suggestion on the nose. Sweet apples, plums, cherries. Structure -- by comparison -- "drops".

Jul 15th, 2014
Mike Szilagyi

Still doing ok. I enjoyed it, nice aged flavor.

Still doing ok. I enjoyed it, nice aged flavor.

May 8th, 2016
Larry Parker

Huge tannins remain on this Merlot. Quite surprising. Matcha tea with a diminishing body of Bing cherries. Can't believe I still have 4 bottles of this. Be sure to use an "Ah So" opener or you very likely will have cork in the wine. Still enjoyable.

Huge tannins remain on this Merlot. Quite surprising. Matcha tea with a diminishing body of Bing cherries. Can't believe I still have 4 bottles of this. Be sure to use an "Ah So" opener or you very likely will have cork in the wine. Still enjoyable.

Dec 17th, 2015
Peggy Hadley

Peggy had this 4 years ago

Peggy had this 4 years ago

Oct 14th, 2020
Peggy Hadley

Peggy had this 7 years ago

Peggy had this 7 years ago

Jul 14th, 2018
Collin Foster

Collin had this 9 years ago

Collin had this 9 years ago

Aug 12th, 2015
Nollim Zerep

Nollim had this 10 years ago

Nollim had this 10 years ago

Aug 31st, 2014