2013 Napa Valley Merlot
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Score 87/100 · Drink 2015-2023, Robert Parker, Oct 2015
The 2013 Merlot, which is 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, is a big production cuvée of over 5,500 cases coming from both the Napa and Sonoma sides of their mountaintop vineyard. Abundant notes of mocha, coffee beans and berry fruit along with soft tannins, medium body, and an up-front, luscious, consumer-friendly style make for a wine to drink over the next 7-8 years.
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89
89/100
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87
87/100
Robert Parker
90
90/100
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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90 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 90/100 · Drink 2016-2023, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2015
Today, the Merlot is deep, dense and powerful, but it also drinks surprisingly well for the year. Dark cherry, mocha, plum, smoke, licorice, spice and French oak are all quite forward. Drink this plump, giving Merlot over the next handful of years. The 40% new French oak is a bit dominant today.
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Pride Mountain Vineyards
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