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9.2

Tamber Bey Vineyards The Lotus Collection Deux Chevaux Vineyard Red Blend 2023, Yountville California

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Deep ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Nose of black currants, blackberries, black cherries, cedar, coffee, toast, light vanilla, dark chocolates, peppercorn, licorice, light earth, herbs and spices.

Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with cooked plums, currants, cedar, vanilla, spices, espresso, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs and peppercorn.

Long finish with medium tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a young Bordeaux blend from Yountville in Napa Valley. Rich and extracted. Dense and fruit forward. Chewy and interesting.

This Single Vineyard is very dry right out of the bottle, and better after 90 minutes of airtime. Nicely balanced and complex.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

Good by itself or with food.

A blend of 51% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec.

14.2% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$80. — 4 months ago

Mark Farrell

9.4

Pale yellow with definitive nose of pineapple. There is also green apple and saline. Nice flavor and crisp acidity. I really like this Sav. Blanc! — 4 years ago

Mark Farrell

9.5

Nice deep ruby color with a nose of dark berries, chocolate and a hint of tar. Nice flavors consistent with the nose. A smooth wine with good tannin structure and balance. Nice finish. Tannins are there to allow at least another 2-3 years of aging if not quite a bit more. Nice date at home with my bride of 20 years and a couple of months. — 5 years ago

Aravind A

9.2

Pop and pour, but notes from 1.5 hrs open. This might bey favorite incarnation of this wine so far. Also apparently the vintage with the least whole cluster (15%). On the nose: lovely perfumed nose with sweet red raspberry, wild strawberry, loads of spice, soft herbal.notes. On the palate: excellent acidity and density: soft grapeseed notes, dark black raspberry, and soft, finely grained tannin on the finish. — 5 years ago

Darren Gale

9.0

Classic, Bordeaux style red from NAPA. Must have if you find. — 7 years ago

Brad Henn

9.5

excellent wine for the price point! it’s definitely Bordeaux style but kinda amped up as only Cali can do. dark fruit with mild spice, balanced tannins, oaky mouthfeel. very enjoyable! — 8 years ago

with Alicia

Ana Bumgardner

8.9

2018 Napa Chard. Good with chipotle Mac and cheese. — 2 years ago

Gene Buonviri

9.0

Bold, dark and smooth. Dark plum, blackberry with hints of pepper on the finish followed by tannin. — 3 years ago

with Justinian

Jake Hajer

9.0

Good color. — 4 years ago

Heather

9.0

Easy red blend — 5 years ago

Nick Damiano

9.2

Great, grape skins, stone fruit, light sweetness — 5 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.0

Spicy, floral- I like this bey much. One of the few wineries to do Cinsaut as a single varietal — 7 years ago

Joseph LaPanna

8.9

Straw colored with a bright nose of citrus zest, pineapple and white flowers. The texture is crisp and clean with medium plus acidity. It open with ripe cantaloupe, pear and lemon chiffon pie. The finish is round with notes of toasted almonds and cream! — 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This was from a barrel lot purchased from the annual Premier Napa Valley auction in 2012 with 100% Cab Franc. Our group purchased this because it was the most Bordeaux styled of all of the lots offered. It continues to develop & evolve into a nice drinking wine. — 3 years ago

Roger Ray

9.4

" The result is an opulent 2018 single varietal with a heavy dark cherry presence - coloring, nose and palate. You'll also find a bit of earth in the nose that becomes a hint of tobacco and leather in the mouth. Blueberry and rhubarb join in as well, leading to the long smooth finish". Amazing wine - probably drink it a little too early, but I'm glad I drank it when I did. — 4 years ago

Petr Jonak

8.9

BEY - CDG, AF 561, B777, business class — 5 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.3

French Oak. 100% Malo. Big and bold. Juicy and mouthwatering. — 5 years ago

Gene Buonviri

9.1

Dark blood ripe red plum, with just a touch of sweetness., long legs and smooth finish. Excellent blend, vintage 2008 is ready to drink can age 1-3 more years. Pairs very well with Prime Rib / Rib Eye / Paella. — 7 years ago

with Justinian

Stephanie

9.4

Very excellent. Bought at Calistoga passport — 7 years ago

Alton Komori

9.3

2014 - Tasted at site two years ago; luscious honeysuckle bouquet; great mouthfeel; oaky and slightly tart finish; very nice. — 9 years ago