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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 2007 Masseto Merlot (Toscana)
A perfect wine from a classic vintage, the 2007 Masseto (100% Merlot from a 17-acre vineyard of the same name) opens with an unabashedly opulent bouquet of delicious blackberry, cherry, chocolate, vanilla, exotic spice and cinnamon. Masseto excels both in terms of quality of fruit and winemaking and delivers plush, velvety tannins and an extra long, supple finish. It will make a special and valuable collection to your cellar. — M.L. (12/15/2010) — 100 -
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Le Macchiole 2007 Messorio Merlot (Toscana)
Here’s a “wow” wine you won’t easily forget. Messorio is all Merlot, and happily delivers the softness, richness and overall opulence that we love in this noble grape variety. What elevates this particular expression and vintage is the true elegance and sophistication evident here. This is a huge wine, but it’s not exaggerated and the finish is as long and smooth as they come. — M.L. (12/15/2010) — 99 -
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 2004 Masseto Merlot (Toscana)
Even better than the highly acclaimed 2001 vintage, this Merlot from a tiny, clay soil vineyard in Bolgheri is just about everything you’ve ever dreamed of tasting. Gorgeous, generous, voluptuous, cheerful, succulent and intense: Masseto is all those things. The aromas are seamless and capture the essence of chocolate fudge, sweet cherry, blackberry, spice and vanilla. It boasts thick, dense extraction, excellent structure and amazing persistence. — M.L. (4/1/2008) — 99 -
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Fattoria Petrolo 2007 Galatrona Merlot (Toscana)
Galatrona is an opulent, gorgeous wine (from the excellent 2007) vintage that shows the very best of Merlot in Italy. Thanks to a unique growing climate located between Florence, Siena and Arezzo, as well as extremely low vineyard yields, the wine feels soft and velvety and imparts long-lasting flavors of black cherry, lively spice, tobacco and cigar box. The true beauty of Galatrona is that it shows all the passion and enthusiasm of its very talented winemaker. — M.L. (12/15/2010) — 98 -
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Le Macchiole 2006 Messorio Merlot (Toscana)
Messorio (a 100% expression of delicious Merlot) is a wine that has already reached elite cult status and for very good reason. The opulence, richness and overall pleasure factor are unbeatable and the wine is sophisticated, elegant and balanced at the same time. The long fade is characterized by vanilla, chocolate, espresso, cherry and blackberry. — M.L. (12/15/2010) — 98 -
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 2006 Masseto Merlot (Toscana)
This wine shows growing intensity the longer it stays in the glass and a very silky, polished feel in the mouth. Aromas include red fruit, spice and rosemary: this is a beautiful, balanced wine that will have a long life in your cellar. — M.L. (12/15/2010) — 97 -
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Fattoria Petrolo 2004 Galatrona Merlot (Toscana)
Galatrona is one of Italy’s top Merlots and 2004 is its best vintage yet. The mouthfeel is extraordinary, distinguished by spectacular smoothness and elegance: The wine drinks like a chiaroscuro painting where all elements are harmonious by design. And there’s excellent dimension with vibrant tones of red fruit and sweet spice woven within its fruity fabric. — M.L. (4/1/2008) — 97 -
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Fattoria Petrolo 2008 Galatrona Merlot (Toscana)
Each new vintage of Galatrona proves, year after year, the enormous potential of Italian Merlot. This is a soft and beautifully decadent wine with plush and perfectly ripe aromas of black cherry, light spice, chocolate and tobacco. The smoothness, richness and persistency is simply unbeatable. — M.L. (10/1/2011) — 97 -
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Leonetti Cellar 2008 Merlot (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
This is 100% varietal, from the Loess, Seven Hills, Pepper Bridge, and Mill Creek Upland vineyards. A deep, intense take on Merlot, it’s so dark and concentrated that it dances on the )edge of bitterness, but in a style reminiscent of the finest Italian Merlots, that use that flavor to define and elucidate a dark and potent wine. In the mouth it fills out with luscious cherry and plum and blackberry fruit, baking chocolate, coconut and nougat. Yet it remains sleek and stylish, with a strong licorice note. — P.G. (8/1/2010) — 96 -
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Leonetti Cellar 2006 Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))
This bright, aromatic, vivid wine opens with a bowlful of berries and cherries. There is plenty of acid under the ripe fruit, which takes center stage at the moment. The significant addition of Carmenère (from the Seven Hills vineyard) adds black pepper to the engaging mix of flavors. Despite its youth, the flavors persist for a remarkably long finish. — P.G. (12/1/2008) — 96
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Lineage Ghielmetti Estate Vineyard
Red Blend, Livermore Valley
The second vintage of Steven Kent’s lovely, lofty Lineage, impressive in…Read More