Community Tasting Notes 110

• Wine_Poobah wrote: 90 points

  March 30, 2024 - Oaky character with some complex fruit too, but the fruit seems to be fading a little bit. Starting to show secondary oxidative notes. Probably time to drink up. My guests loved this, just not really my style.

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• Steve Simmons Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 22, 2024 - Was getting nervous this was past peak. It was not. Very nice and complex SB. Totally agree with VALAPROPs review below.

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• hiker_guy Likes this wine:

  October 29, 2023 - Needed air before it showed well.
  
  Nose has strong oak notes integrated with lovely fruit. Nicely balanced.
  Palate is very rich with integrated oak and nice fruit. Acidity is just right.
  Would buy again.

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• Valaprop Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 28, 2023 - I've never had a disappointing bottle of the Merry Edwards SB, and the 2018 did not break that string. Medium full bodied and round, with lovely fruit, but not over-oaked or a "fruit bomb". I didn't have the same experience as the recent reviewer who said it faded after 30 minutes: it was very good right out of the gate, and not only held up but improved over the course of dinner (~90 minutes).
  
  For those unfamiliar with this wine, this is a very unusual California SB -- I'd be surprised if most people drinking it blind would even identify the varietal -- in that it consistently offers great power and rich and complex fruit flavors that are more often found in a Chardonnay. It bears no resemblance to, say, a typical New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, or most of the Cali versions. It has few legitimate Cali rivals -- the Peter Michael L'Apres Midi is the one that comes to mind and that's also consistently excellent but costs a great deal more. I think the Merry Edwards is usually a little fatter and less refined and detailed than the PM, so perhaps it's true that you get what you pay for. All in all, the Merry Edwards is a consistently excellent wine at a very fair price point. Highly recommended.

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• sdahar Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 18, 2023 - When first opened it was everything that Merry Edwards is known for. Unfortunately after 30 minutes it faded away to boredom. Drink up if you have in you cellar.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type White
• Producer Merry Edwards
• Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley
• UPC Codes 000004924951, 040232288333, 2120097133103, 450466903757, 737566456421, 784220183834

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• Pending Delivery 24 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,571 (27%)
• Consumed 4,226 (73%)

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