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96POINTS
18½/20
Sterling Vineyards Merlot Reserve 1999
Napa Valley, California, United StatesWe don't throw a lot points away so pay attention this is great bottle of merlot and one of few that respects the variety. Look for a minty, saddle leather, plum jam nose flecked with peppery, chocolate, vanilla, cardamom, black olive and cedar notes. It is rich, round and very concentrated on entry with ripe, grainy tannins. Huge vanilla, chocolate, coffee, plum jam flavours mix effortlessly with a minty, olive, peppery clove undercurrent. The finish is smooth and long streaked with sweet vanilla and black plums. Excellent effort from a winery that seems to have been lost in the Seagram shuffle in Canada.Tasted: 31 December 2003Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $79.95 | 750ml | Specialty |
Grape: MerlotCSPC: 584136UPC: 5000299232057
