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100 Point Rating Guide | ||
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| 96-100 | Extraordinary | A wine of finesse, complexity, and expression. True to variety and region. Perfect balance of flavors with a long finish. |
| 90-95 | Excellent | True to variety and region, with terrific complexity and balance. While not a wine for the ages, a superior example. |
| 85-89 | Good | Meets your expectations, with sound flavors and balance. Might have limited complexity or be short on the palate. A sound wine. |
| 80-84 | Average | Drinkable, might not have as much varietal character. Simple flavors, no flaws, but nothing special. |
| 75-79 | Below Average | Might contain one flaw, simple straight-forward flavors, off-balance, unpleasant. |
| 60-74 | Undrinkable, Flawed | Contains significant flaws. Unpleasant, not commercially acceptable. |
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13 User Reviews
Mar 01, 2009
2005 Bogle Merlot California
Tasted in 2009 after approximately 1 year in a friends cellar.
Translucent ruby color. Clear, if somewhat subdued on the nose, which shows hints of red fruit and cedary-spice. On the palate this wine is clean, fruit forward, and lacks any faults. The finish is slighly short, but lingers for a few seconds.
Since it is fairly light-bodied wine without overt new oak flavors, it is flexible enough to serve with delicate foods like salmon without overpowering the food. For these instances it is recommended, and considering it rarely fetches more than $11, it is a relatively good bargain.
Please note: At seventy-five points I am being neither overly punitive, nor especially generous, but I think this is a good wine for begining wine enthusiasts to use as a benchmark for quality, and for it's price, should not disapoint anyone whether they understand the finer points of wine quality or not. This is a fair wine for short term cellaring and benefits slightly from 2-3 years of aging.
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May 29, 2007
It might have been that I was down on my luck, but this Merlot was just the winner I was looking for......Cherry on the nose, with an oakey spice taste, and a strong tannin finish. This packs a small punch, and would be paired nicely with a hearty meal or Italian food. Cheers!!
Mar 23, 2007
Smooth tannins, nice integrated fruit. Smoky. Good finish, not long but short and sweet.
Mar 23, 2007
Earthy, I like it. Cherry and dark fruits. Good spicy finish. I'm so off my game.
Mar 23, 2007
Bright ruby, crimson. Not too oaky for a merlot. Spice, blackberry, acid. Cherry, too astringent. Too much tannin, bright fruit.
Somewhat boring. 2 dimensional, but drinkable nonetheless. Better as a food wine. Good with red meat/braised pork in tomatoes.
Mar 23, 2007
Ruby, spicy and aromatic.
Medium body, slightly tannic little/no oak.
Slightly sweet, cherry notes nice finish. Somewhat hot/spicy. Basically, a good wine. (kedem)
