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2004 Marilyn Merlot:
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The verdict: a very nice merlot that, at $26, isn't cheap, but
it's fairly reasonable by Napa Valley and
collectible wine standards.
The wine is
firmly structured and displays ripe black cherry flavors accented by notes of anise, mint
and cedar." |
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Laurie Daniel in the San Jose Mercury News |
87pts (One Puff)
"15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fairly outgoing in fruit and helped along by suggestions of chocolate and sweet oak, this supple, nicely balanced Merlot is firmed by a light bit of finishing tannin but is built in a buxom, generally accessible style that invites early drinking. Admittedly on the showy side, Marilyn has done well with her well-endowed Merlots." |
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Connoisseur's Guide to California Wine |
"Collectors snap up each year's release as the wines have appreciated more rapidly than first-growth Bordeaux and other ‘serious' wines. Twelve-bottle sets of the 1985 through 1996 vintages sell for as much as $7,500."
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Paul Franson, Napa Valley Register, July 20, 2005 |
"Despite the clever marketing package, this Merlot is a serious wine with deep aromas of sweet fruit and multilayered complexity. On the palate, the wine is chewy, but exhibits the same elegance Ms. Monroe did."
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Alan Goldfarb, St. Helena Star, August 25, 2005 |
"Gentlemen prefer Merlots…that's Marilyn Merlot."
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Larry Lipson, Los Angeles Daily News, July 25, 2005 |
"This is what a merlot should be. It's soft and supple and smooth." |
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Dan and Krista Stockman, FortWayne.com, March 11, 2006 |
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