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Tortoise Creek 2011 Schoolhouse Cuvée Merlot (Clarksburg)

Merlot · Tortoise Creek

Clarksburg

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.

80/100Good

Not a good year for this wine, which is green and fuzzy on the tongue, a strange waft of chemical overpowering over all.

Flavor profile

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

Body75%

Acidity45%

Sweetness15%

Tannin60%

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