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Score 89/100 · Drink 2016-2024, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Dec 2014

Mocha, bittersweet chocolate, plum, cloves and cedar emerge from the 2012 Merlot W.S. Keyes. This is the most powerful and textured wines in the La Jota lineup. At the same time, there is a distinctly roasted note that blurs some of the detail, while the tannins are a bit rough. In 2012 the blend is 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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93
93/100

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96
96/100

Robert Parker

89
89/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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96 points
Robert Parker
Score 96/100 · Drink 2014-2024, Robert Parker, Oct 2014

To my surprise, the top wine of the La Jota red quartet is the 2012 Merlot W. S. Keyes, a limited production 300-case cuvée made from 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 100% new French oak. Notes of sweet earth, iron, black cherries, blackberries, mocha and unsmoked cigar tobacco are found in this full, thick, sensationally rich Merlot. It is one of the finest Merlots I have tasted from California over recent vintages. Drink it over the next decade.

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Red

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Dry

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