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Pride Mountain Merlot 2002

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2002 Vintage

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Winery:
Pride Mountain Vineyards
Varietal:
Merlot
Region:
USA > California > Napa County > Napa Valley > St. Helena
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2017
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User Tags:  dessert, caramel, chocolate, fruit, resinous, berry, oak, bramble fruits, stone fruits, blackberry 


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What to Expect

Merlot has gotten a bad rap as of late but there is no denying the wine's appeal. Packed with deep, dark berry fruit and nuanced hints of cocoa, herb and earth with a soft structure. Its velvety texture makes Merlot instantly appealing and an obvious alternative to similar, more tannic Bordeaux varieties.

Winemakers Notes

Like so many things of great beauty, our 2002 Merlot lots were shy in their infancy, evolving slowly before strutting their stuff and blowing us away with their power and grace. Now? Wow! As a finished wine, this cuvee reveals thoroughly ripe blackberry aromas and flavors with a seductively rich mid palate. Tronçais oak cooperage contributes a balanced oak profile reminiscent of roasted espresso beans. 100% Merlot, our 2002 Merlot is blended from twelve individually vinified lots culled from vineyard blocks spanning our mountaintop estate, and consequently, the county line

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Snooth User: 97mjr
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Hand of Snooth
1,054

[Cafe Loup] Decanted 30 mins drank over a 3 hours. Concentrated fruit. Blueberries, blackberries, sweet, oak, tannics. Very good but will wait on the next one or at least decant for longer.


January 2006

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Source: JJ Buckley
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...elegant, with wonderfully sweet black cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of mocha, white chocolate, and some background sappy wood notes. Its beautiful integration of acidity and tannin make for an elegant, polished, and stunning... Robert Parker. A Merlot wine from California in USA. 2002 Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot 750ml


October 2009

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Snooth User: 97mjr
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Hand of Snooth
1,054

sweet chocolate, expresso, black fruit; big, but balanced.


October 2004

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Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 157 on Feb-05


 

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February 2008

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