1998 Paloma Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  2/12/2022 - Frijole wrote:

  burgundy brown, little clarity, ruby hue
  Nose: plum, tobacco, tar, chocolate, wet earth, black pepper, allspice, dust, minerals, smoke, oak
  Pal: plums, tobacco, tar, licorice, chocolate, wet earth, black pepper, allspice, dust, minerals, cola, smoke, oak
  Feel: medium, savory
  Finish: medium
  T8

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  1/28/2019 - Charlie C wrote: flawed

  Corked. Pity, there does seem to still be some potentially pleasant plum and cherry fruit there.

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  10/4/2017 - Frijole wrote:

  maroon plum red, little clarity, slight ruby hue
  Nose: plum, cherry, tobacco, cigar, tar, wet earth, clove, green pepper, mushrooms, chocolate, vanilla, smoke, stem, oak
  Pal: plum, cherry, tobacco, cigar, tar, wet earth, clove, green pepper, mushrooms, chocolate, vanilla, smoke, stem, oak
  Feel: medium, full, round, acidic
  Finish: medium
  T8

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  6/5/2015 - JCGuthrie wrote: 90 Points

  Nice aged merlot. If I had more, would be inclined to drink it sooner rather than later.

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  8/14/2014 - ChinaBounder Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I got a dozen of these from auction about four years ago and most struck me as uninspiring. I just put this down to the luck of the draw at auction, though also I’ve always been a little ambivalent about Merlot. I’ve seldom had a bottle of it that made me sit up and take notice.
  
  But the last three bottles of this have been impressive. Maybe I just got hold of it in a dumb phase. Bother.
  
  Anyhow, it’s got a lovely fresh-picked blue-fruit bouquet, and the taste is good. I can’t say that any particular flavors stand out (well, maybe some green apple and rhubarb, but both faint) - really it just tastes like itself, a decent, well-made wine. Good strong color, too. I think it likely has a good few years ahead of it, and certainly seems in no danger of fading. But as to whether it will improve or is now at peak - I just can’t say.
  
  Still, I do wish this was not my last bottle; it has now intrigued me and I’d like to monitor is for a few more years.

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