Deeeelicious. Tight nose with some hints of black fruit. Little bit peppery with a juicy berry flavor. Fantastic merlot! Word on the street is that Three Knights is some big name, $15/bottle, Russian River Merlot that's been bottled under the Three Knights label and reduced in price to get rid of excess inventory. Fine by me, I'll take three.
edit 8.28.09: Have had a few bottles since the my initial post and it hasn't quite seemed up to the 90 point score I gave.
thumbs up - 90 88
I bought this wine today, can't complain. Though 90 points seems rather ambitious.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great blog, TJ's should be paying you.
I've actually had a few more bottles after that first taste and would have to agree that it's not up to 90 point standards. Still a slam dunk at $7 though. Post adjusted accordingly.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd put it a more of an 80 to 85 myself, which is perfectly drinkable. FYI, I quoted your review of it on my blog today.
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