Napa Valley Merlot

Lovely well-aged bottle. Soft and smooth. Lovely subtly complex palate.

Short decant. Not flawed, but definitely over the hill. Decent nose of earth and cherries. Wine is obviously tired. Not bad by any means.

We forgot this was in the fridge- kind of like finding a dollar in your pocket.

Black olive, black current, quite saline, somewhat bloody. Ripe damson plum. Slight bubblegum on the nose. Not overly round or tannic. Nicely evolved.

Wow!!!

After 10 years, this lively Merlot showed orange color round the rim, deep dark fruits up front and virtually no tannins. Almost like a port. While enjoyable I should've opened it at least two years ago. Sometimes wines seem to hide from us. The winery was pouring a 2008 vintage last week which tasted close to this one.

Very smooth and creamy with a long finish.

Good Merlot from Napa trip, pairs well with Italian.

Really clean for a aged merlot, strong fruit up front , oxidized but not destroyed , kind of meaty oak notes in the mid pallet , not a slutty wine but easy to drink .. Not really reduced

Calamari, cannelloni and spinach. Arugula, prosciutto and shaved Parmesan.
Shrimp and fennel risotto.
Pappardelle wild boar ragu.