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Northstar Merlot(2004)
- Winery:
- Northstar Winery
- Varietal:
- Merlot
- Region:
- USA > Oregon > Columbia Valley
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, bold, tropical fruits, dessert, rich, caramel, chocolate, coconut, spicy, dense
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Source:
Wine.com
- Wine Enthusiast rating: 92
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July 2008
- An elegant wine that opens with bold aromas of raspberry, mint, maple, chocolate, clove, coconut and licorice, it's medium-bodied, dense and muscular with a bold, rich, smoky coffee-mocha finish. In the blend of this intensely fragrant young wine is 14% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot. I like the complexity, the way the primary fruits mix in unusual notes of pineapple along with the black cherry. It's resonant and tangy, with good, long flavors and lots of new oak. This was a year of winemaker transition, and may be the last of the real chocolaty wines from Northstar. Give this read more...plenty of airing, or cellar it for another 3-4 years. Wine Enthusiast 92 Points (hide)
- November 2007
- Love it! Very rich!
- November 2007
- KILLER wine. Over the top, much bigger on the palate than your typical merlot but still maintains the core varietal strengths. Worth picking up a few, while it is great now this win should hold for at least 5 years.
