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Buttonwood Farm 2007 Estate Grown Merlot (Santa Ynez Valley)

Merlot · Buttonwood Farm

Santa Ynez Valley

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

Nowhere near ripe, with asparagus and boiled green bean aromas and flavors. Simply lacks richness of fruit.

Flavor profile

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

Body90%

Acidity45%

Sweetness15%

Tannin60%

ripe

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