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2005 Vintner's Reserve Merlot
Charles Olken, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine Recommended
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2004 Grand Reserve Merlot
Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, The Wall Street Journal, NY Very Good

Best of tasting. Dark and earthy, quite ripe yet restrained with blackberry fruit. Good structure, with mouthcoating chocolate and cinnamon and a nicely dry finish. Could age. We like the 2005 just as much.

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2004 Grand Reserve Merlot
Linda Murphy, Food & Wine 2007 Classic Wines

If you love Merlot, this wine is for you. If you don't like Merlot, this wine is for you, too. It has the roundness and supple tannins that made Merlot the wine darling of the 1990s, yet it's so solidly structured, and with none of the herbaceous flavors and watery texture often seen in California Merlots made from grapes grown in the wrong places.

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2004 Grand Reserve Merlot
Brian Duncan, Food & Wine 2007 Classic Wines

Fully loaded and fully flavored with an intense concentration of peppery black spice layered over an ever-present frame of toasty oak. Ripe cherries and plum get a measured dusting of mocha and the firm tannins persist through the finish. While approachable now, cellaring should soften and integrate each component for a complex and multi-layered experience.

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2004 Grand Reserve Merlot
Anthony Giglio, Food & Wine 2007 Classic Wines

Given Kendall-Jackson's track record and popularity it's no surprise that their ever-expanding line of dependably delicious wines extends to multi-appellation estates, like this Jackson Estate, which encompasses vineyards in Sonoma (79%) and Napa (21%). This is a complex Merlot, redolent of black fruit and soft velvety tannins, finishing with toasty oak.

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2004 Vintner's Reserve Merlot
Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits Recommended
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2004 Vintner's Reserve Merlot
Rich Mauro, The Gazette, CO Highly Recommended

The 2004 Merlot is, as expected, softer but still full-flavored.

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2004 Highland Estates Taylor Peak Merlot
Brett Anderson, Robb Report Highly Recommended

Perhaps the most seductive of the wines in this collection is the 2004 Taylor Peak Merlot which comes from the cool Bennett Valley. The wine manifests an earthy amalgam of sassafras spice and dark chocolate wrapped in velvety tannins - quite a departure from most pure Merlot, which can sometimes prove overly fruity and lacking in structure. This special character derives from the vines, which are made from Pétrus clones brought from France by Vérité winemaker Pierre Seillan - legally, the idealist Jackson reminds us on a practical note.

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2003 Grand Reserve Merlot
Jim Gordon, wine.com Highly Recommended
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2003 Grand Reserve Merlot
Paul Lukacs, Wine Review Online Recommended

Soft and smooth, with a hint of cocoa that underscores the ripe fruit, this Merlot also imparts a suggestion of toasted bread

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2003 Grand Reserve Merlot
Ben Giliberti, The Washington Post, DC Highly Recommended

Grand Reserve Merlot comes primarily from Kendall-Jackson's premium hillside vineyards in Sonoma. The red berry fruit is lush and layered, with a finishing sheen of vanilla from aging in new oak barrels. Medium in body, it will match well with poultry and salmon but has sufficient structure to handle red meat.

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2003 Grand Reserve Merlot
Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com Good/Average/15 points
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2003 Grand Reserve Merlot
Charles Olken, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine Recommended

hints quietly at varietal cherries and a splash of oaky spice.

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2003 Grand Reserve Merlot
Gil Kulers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, GA Highly Recommended

Intriguing flavors of licorice, dark chocolate and coffee make the wine interesting; bright, rich flavors of red and dark berries practically beg for red meat or creamy cheeses.

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2003 Vintner's Reserve Merlot
Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine Recommended

At this price, VR is treading into high-priced waters, but quality is keeping up. The wine is rich and lush, with a fine balance of dusty tannins, crisp acids, and direct blackberry, coffee and herb flavors.

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2003 Vintner's Reserve Merlot
Editor, Wine & Spirits #3 Most Popular Merlot

17th Annual Restaurant Wine Poll

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2003 Highland Estates Taylor Peak Merlot
Linda Murphy and Lynne Char Bennett, San Francisco Chronicle, CA Top 100 Wines 2006
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2003 Highland Estates Taylor Peak Merlot
Editor, San Francisco Chronicle, CA *** Winners from 45 Merlots in Sonoma County

Here's a Merlot that is wonderfully complex, with an intriguing mix of black plum, black cherry, bittersweet chocolate, eucalyptus and espresso. It should soften with time.

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2003 Highland Estates Taylor Peak Merlot
Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com Good/Above Average/15.5 points

Rich and tealeaf - sweet and round. Good sweetness and a bit of freshness...

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2002 Vintner's Reserve Merlot
Editor, Wine Spectator Recommended
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2002 Vintner's Reserve Merlot
Laurie Daniel, San Jose Mercury News, CA Recommended

delicious wine, as well as a good value.

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2002 Vintner's Reserve Merlot
Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr, Capital Gazette, MD Recommended

Plum, cherry flavors with hints of chocolate and mint. Well balanced and richly textured.

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2002 Highland Estates Grizz Ridge Merlot
Laurie Daniel, San Jose Mercury News, CA All the Highland Estate Wines are very good and the merlots are particularly distinctive

intense with concentrated fruit, a good core of acid and very firm tannins.

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2002 Highland Estates Grizz Ridge Merlot
Mike Dunne, The Sacramento Bee, CA Highly Recommended

Red wines from Mendocino County generally are sleek and supple, but this one comes from fruit grown high on a mountain, giving it rugged tannins.

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2002 Highland Estates Taylor Peak Merlot
Laurie Daniel, San Jose Mercury News, CA All the Highland Estates wines are very good, and the merlots are particularly impressive.

well-structured wine with bright black-cherry flavors accented with savory notes of olive and anise.