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90 ST.
"Very good deep red color. Complex nose combines cassis, licorice, chocolate, mint, and herbs; not as directly fruity as the above. Higher-pitched and more tightly wound on the palate; gives an impression of stronger acidity than the '96s. Unevolved and not especially fleshy today. Finishes with even but slightly dry tannins. A harder style of merlot compared to the '96s and '94s made here. A June hailstorm destroyed half of the estate merlot in '95 . . ." Vinous, May 1998 |