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Melbury Napa Valley Red Blend
Napa Valley, California, USA
Deep garnet, almost ruby red. Layered nose with an attack of dark berries, cassis, dark cocoa, damp leaves, graphite and almost raisinets in the finish. Definitely took some time to open up, around a 6 hour decant and tried again on day two. Full bodied with moderate plus tannins (7.5/10) and well integrated. Super dark and rich palate. Dark fruits on the attack and finish. Slight spike of red cherries in the mid palate. Plush undertones of vanilla, cinnamon, and slight stoney notes in the finish. Full bodied and lengthy finish. A bit of heat on day one but wore off a bit on day two. Delicious wine but needs a nice decant. Drink till 2024.
Deep garnet, almost ruby red. Layered nose with an attack of dark berries, cassis, dark cocoa, damp leaves, graphite and almost raisinets in the finish. Definitely took some time to open up, around a 6 hour decant and tried again on day two. Full bodied with moderate plus tannins (7.5/10) and well integrated. Super dark and rich palate. Dark fruits on the attack and finish. Slight spike of red cherries in the mid palate. Plush undertones of vanilla, cinnamon, and slight stoney notes in the finish. Full bodied and lengthy finish. A bit of heat on day one but wore off a bit on day two. Delicious wine but needs a nice decant. Drink till 2024.
Jan 21st, 2017
Great intensity, richness and finish.
Great intensity, richness and finish.
Nov 25th, 2016
Celebrating with a couple of fun wines tonight. 2 hour decant(lots of chunky/fine sediment). A marvelous dark garnet with bricking. On the nose: expressive notes of red fruit, dusty soil, vanilla oak, mint, damp leaves. Taste: a velvety mouth coating, soft, concentrated wine with black cherry, sweet spice, cinnamon, tar, and a cedar/dark chocolate long finish. YUM and YUM again!...wish I had more bottles
Celebrating with a couple of fun wines tonight. 2 hour decant(lots of chunky/fine sediment). A marvelous dark garnet with bricking. On the nose: expressive notes of red fruit, dusty soil, vanilla oak, mint, damp leaves. Taste: a velvety mouth coating, soft, concentrated wine with black cherry, sweet spice, cinnamon, tar, and a cedar/dark chocolate long finish. YUM and YUM again!...wish I had more bottles
Oct 7th, 2023
Fantastic wine! Decanted for 2 hours before serving. A lot of blue fruit as well as perfectly balanced tannins.
Fantastic wine! Decanted for 2 hours before serving. A lot of blue fruit as well as perfectly balanced tannins.
Apr 19th, 2020Rule dark cherries, rustic, earthy, cigar, liquorice, very inky and finish that continues to persist. Something I don't have very often. A friend said it reminded him of Harlan!
Rule dark cherries, rustic, earthy, cigar, liquorice, very inky and finish that continues to persist. Something I don't have very often. A friend said it reminded him of Harlan!
Jul 5th, 2018
My husband has good taste in wine!! Can't wait!!🍷👍🏻🍷👍🏻
My husband has good taste in wine!! Can't wait!!🍷👍🏻🍷👍🏻
Jul 24th, 2016