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2008 Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard Napa Valley
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2008 Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard Napa Valley

Producer: Switchback Ridge
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Merlot
Origin: California
Region: Napa

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89 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2011

(15.5% alcohol):  Deep ruby-red.  Reticent aromas of black raspberry, plum, coffee and mocha.  Sweet and chewy if a bit unrefined, with chocolate and nutty oak flavors dominating.  Finishes with dusty tannins and a repeating chocolatey quality.  The crop level here was very low due to shatter, but I don't find enough nuance.  Still, this is fresher than the 2007 version.

92 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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About Napa Valley

Napa Valley is the most famous wine-growing area in the U.S. It begins at the base of Mount St. Helena in the north and tapers off some 30 miles to the south into the floodplain where the Napa River enters San Francisco Bay. From Mount St. Helena to the city of Napa, the valley is defined by two north-south ridgelines of the Coast Range Mountains.
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Merlot

Merlot enjoyed a surge in popularity in the 1990s as consumers suddenly discovered that they could enjoy aromas and flavors similar to those of Cabernet in a fleshier, softer wine with smoother tannins. A wave of Merlot plantings followed, frequently in soils and microclimates completely inappropriate for this variety, and the market was soon...
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