2005 Sonoma County Merlot
Mazzocco

Price: $9
14.3% alcohol
750 ml

2012 tasting - A dark red with a cold bouquet, this Merlot has a light, drinkable flavor with minerality in the aftertaste. Some sediment.

2011 tasting - A dark, opaque red with some sediment, this Merlot has a nice fruity bouquet. The flavor is dry with a tart finish.

2010 tasting - This completely opaque, blackish Merlot has lots of sediment. The light, berry bouquet is followed by a chewy, excellent flavor and a very dry aftertaste.

2009 tasting - A transparent, purplish red, this Merlot has a chewy, dry bouquet coupled to a tart, dry flavor with an excellent finish. It continues to age well.

2008 tasting - A dark, opaque red, this Merlot has a fruity, oaky bouquet coupled to a tart, excellent, dry, jammy flavor and a very dry, slightly tart aftertaste.

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