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Red

Turning Leaf NV Merlot (California)

Merlot · Turning Leaf

California

Quality

A 0–100 expert rating: 80–84 good, 85–89 very good, 90–94 excellent, 95–100 classic. Higher means a more highly regarded wine.

81/100Good

Sugary flavors of red-cherry jam and toasted, almost ashy oak mark this simple Merlot.

Flavor profile

An estimate of the wine's structure: body (how full it feels), acidity (tartness), sweetness, and tannin (the drying grip in reds).

Body83%

Acidity45%

Sweetness35%

Tannin60%

cherryoaktoast

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