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87
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
This is a perennial best buy that does a great job of balancing generous fruit and oak. Intense flavours of coffee with cream, smoke and chocolate fudge, with cherry and blueberry. Medium-full bodied, smooth, almost creamy texture. Lots of depth for the money. Now to 2010.
- Price:
- $11.95
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Merlot
- Vintage:
- 2005
- Region:
- California
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