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St. Francis Merlot 2008

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"The grapes in our Sonoma County Merlot come from our estate vineyards in Sonoma and Russian River valleys, as well a...

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Strong fruity nose. Long lasting taste of cherry and spice. Mouth filling finish with lasting tannins. Read more

Nice black cherries on the nose. Oak is present but not too overwhelming (I'm not a big fan of super heavily oaked wines). On the palate it has g... Read more

St Francis Merlot has spicy herb and vanilla overtones, which give way to full strong black fruit on the palate, nuanced with chocolate. Its round,... Read more

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Snooth User: sammy2co
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5.00 5
Vintage: 2007 04/13/2013

Strong fruity nose. Long lasting taste of cherry and spice. Mouth filling finish with lasting tannins.

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Snooth User: Onin24eagle
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Vintage: 2000 04/27/2012

Nice black cherries on the nose. Oak is present but not too overwhelming (I'm not a big fan of super heavily oaked wines). On the palate it has good black fruit with a hint of tar and tobacco. Good tannin and a nice grip on the finish but not too aggressive. The finish is moderately long. This is a very smooth wine from start to finish. That being said, I think it's a tad past its prime. This is a 2000 vintage which I'm now tasting in 2012. It is very good but I have this feeling it would have been a little better 2 - 4 years ago. I won't complain though as I got this at a "take a chance" sale for a whopping $3 and for that price, even with it being on the downside of its peak, it beats the heck out of some $15 - $20 bottles out there. I'm going to give it 3.5 glasses. Very good but if you happen to have some of this vintage in your cellar at the moment, I'd crack them open and drink them up now. I don't think it will keep much longer. 5 years from now you'll be dumping it down the sink.

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Source: Vines Wine and Spirits
05/18/2013

St Francis Merlot has spicy herb and vanilla overtones, which give way to full strong black fruit on the palate, nuanced with chocolate. Its round, generous tannins give it a big finish.

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Winemaker's Notes:

"The grapes in our Sonoma County Merlot come from our estate vineyards in Sonoma and Russian River valleys, as well as from growers in Sonoma County’s other top appellations, including Alexander Valley and Rockpile. Each carefully selected vineyard contributes distinctive and individual qualities to the finished wine. All grapes are hand-harvested, gently de-stemmed and crushed before cold-soaking for three days to extract optimal color and flavor. The fruit is then inoculated with many different yeast strains to build complexity, then fermented in separate lots using a combination of pumpovers and delestage to soften tannins. Secondary malolactic fermentation occurs in 50% American and 50% French oak barrels – 25% of which are new." -Winery

"The grapes in our Sonoma County Merlot come from our estate vineyards in Sonoma and Russian River valleys, as well as from growers in Sonoma County’s other top appellations, including Alexander Valley and Rockpile. Each carefully selected vineyard contributes distinctive and individual qualities to the finished wine. All grapes are hand-harvested, gently de-stemmed and crushed before cold-soaking for three days to extract optimal color and flavor. The fruit is then inoculated with many different yeast strains to build complexity, then fermented in separate lots using a combination of pumpovers and delestage to soften tannins. Secondary malolactic fermentation occurs in 50% American and 50% French oak barrels – 25% of which are new." -Winery

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