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This review was done in 2020.


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Archive Review

Oak Farm Vineyards
2017 Estate Grown Single Vineyard, Merlot, Lodi
Gold Medal
Exceptional
Category: Merlot
Tasted In: 2020
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.5%

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94 POINTS
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94 POINTS
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95 POINTS
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13.5% $10.00.
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94 POINTS
Bright Leaf Vineyard 2018 Estate Bottled, Merlot, Finger Lakes
13.1% $18.00.
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94 POINTS
Chloe 2019 Merlot, Monterey County
14.5% $17.00.
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Taylors 2022 Estate Label, Merlot, Clare Valley
93 POINTS
Taylors 2022 Estate Label, Merlot, Clare Valley
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Charles Smith 2020 The Velvet Devil, Merlot, Washington
93 POINTS
Charles Smith 2020 The Velvet Devil, Merlot, Washington
13.5% $14.00.
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Taylors 2022 Promised Land, Merlot, South Australia
93 POINTS
Taylors 2022 Promised Land, Merlot, South Australia
14% $13.00.
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Cannonball 2020 Merlot, California
93 POINTS
Cannonball 2020 Merlot, California
13.5% $16.00.
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Cloud Watcher 2020 Merlot, California
92 POINTS
Cloud Watcher 2020 Merlot, California
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92 POINTS
Sunscape NV Merlot, California
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Oak Farm Vineyards 2017 Estate Grown Single Vineyard, Merlot, Lodi rating was calculated by to be 92 points out of 100 on 1/29/2020. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.