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Trinchero

Trinchero Chicken Ranch Vineyard

Merlot · Rutherford, US

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5reviews
89median pts
$30median price
Exceptionally rich and sensual, this single-vineyard beauty has finely ground, dusty tannins. The fruit veers toward sour cherry candy, with a jacket of sweet, toasty oak. Drink now–2016. || Not as successful as the winery's Cabernet, this Merlot is very dry and tannic, with only modest blackberry fruit flavors, but it has a certain elegance. Turns oaky and herbal on the finish. Probably best soon. || Made from 100% Cabernet, this wine is a bit light in fruit. It has cherry Lifesaver flavors that were thinned down …

Source: Wine Enthusiast

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