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Score 94/100 · Drink 2013-2023, Robert Parker, Oct 2013

Fashioned from 100% Merlot, the 2010 Merlot Vintner’s Select was aged 20 months in 40% new French oak. It reveals a big, sweet nose of chocolate, espresso bean, black currants and black cherries intermixed with toasty oak and forest floor. This lusty, rich, fruity, plush, full-bodied Merlot reveals some hefty weight and power (15.2% alcohol), but delivers plenty of character and quality. Enjoy it over the next decade. As always, this winery situated at the crest of Spring Mountain on both sides of the Napa/Sonoma counties boundary, has turned out a portfolio of interesting as well as satisfying wines. Amazingly, Pride Mountain Vineyards now owns over 85 acres at high elevation sites spread over the top of Spring Mountain. Pride Mountain’s two flagship offerings are much more limited in availability, with only 569 cases of the 2010 Claret Reserve and 1,365 cases of the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. Tel. (707) 963-4949

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93
93/100

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94
94/100

Robert Parker

92
92/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

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92 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 92/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, May 2013

(15.2% alcohol; all merlot, selected from the estate's best barrels): Dark ruby-red, more saturated than the basic Napa/Sonoma bottling. Blue fruits, brown spices and camphor on the nose, with faint suggestions of exotic oak and nutty overripeness. Then big, plush and broad on the palate, with captivating sweetness and considerable power to its flavors of redcurrant, graphite and herbs. This will need time to absorb its alcohol but is loaded with supporting fruit.

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Red

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Dry

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