Merryvale Vineyards
Starmont Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
Clear, hazy to bright reflections, purple color, high concentration, ruby rim, no sediment and medium viscosity. Nose: moderate, youth, ripe blackberries and blackberry jam. Flowers, white lilies, cinnamon, chalk, french oak adds a vanilla/creme brûlée element. Palate: dry, med+ body, ripe blackberries, dried black currant, black cherry undertone with a plum skin tartness, lilac and white flowers, really no earthiness to speak of. Vanilla and brown sugary oak. Med tannins, med+ alcohol(14.5), medium acid, med+ finish, med+ complexity.
Clear, hazy to bright reflections, purple color, high concentration, ruby rim, no sediment and medium viscosity. Nose: moderate, youth, ripe blackberries and blackberry jam. Flowers, white lilies, cinnamon, chalk, french oak adds a vanilla/creme brûlée element. Palate: dry, med+ body, ripe blackberries, dried black currant, black cherry undertone with a plum skin tartness, lilac and white flowers, really no earthiness to speak of. Vanilla and brown sugary oak. Med tannins, med+ alcohol(14.5), medium acid, med+ finish, med+ complexity.
2 people found it helpfulNov 6th, 2014
Blackberries, black currant, herbs & black pepper in the finish.
Blackberries, black currant, herbs & black pepper in the finish.
Jul 6th, 2015Either reduction or still getting tca from a source or maybe even a corked bottle/lot was re bottled into smaller format? This is a half bottle. It is moth balls and musty basement.
Either reduction or still getting tca from a source or maybe even a corked bottle/lot was re bottled into smaller format? This is a half bottle. It is moth balls and musty basement.
Dec 29th, 2013
More refined than I recall. Very smooth and an overall very nice wine
More refined than I recall. Very smooth and an overall very nice wine
Jul 7th, 2015Great tasting Full bodied wine...goes down smooth and rolls around glass nice!
Great tasting Full bodied wine...goes down smooth and rolls around glass nice!
Mar 29th, 2015
The 2010 is quite nicely made, now I have had the 2011 and it's not the same at all. Gotta find more of the 2010. Priced exceptionally well.
The 2010 is quite nicely made, now I have had the 2011 and it's not the same at all. Gotta find more of the 2010. Priced exceptionally well.
Feb 20th, 2015Amazing cab. Probably the best I've ever had!
Amazing cab. Probably the best I've ever had!
Feb 20th, 2015Spectacular. Great full-bodied cab especially for the price. Nose is rich with spice and leather. Taste is really like a punch in the mouth. Tastes like a $40+ bottle of big Californian cab. Definitely my favorite bottle of cab right now
Spectacular. Great full-bodied cab especially for the price. Nose is rich with spice and leather. Taste is really like a punch in the mouth. Tastes like a $40+ bottle of big Californian cab. Definitely my favorite bottle of cab right now
Jan 15th, 2015