2005 Lyeth Meritage Red

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Originally posted by indybob:
Popped, poured, and tasted over two days.

Nice nose, with some wood and red plums. Pretty good fruit, but some weird sour citrusy flavors, and toasty oak that finishes with a distinctive acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) aftertaste. Felt like I overpaid at $18. Not bad, just not that great. 82pts.

From your description and your reference to over paying at $18, you say "Not bad, just not that great", when in fact sounds downright horrible !

Ha, I hear you. Perhaps "not bad" should have been modified a bit. Still, I didn't find it horrible by any stretch, and 82pts in my book is still a pretty well made product. I've seen this thing for as low as 10 bucks online, and it's definately worth a look at that price, especially folks who kind of like the taste of aspirin, .

I have a bottle sitting in the cellar and you have not exactly encouraged me to open it.... Any chance a year or two will get rid of the asprin flavor?

Heck, I dunno. But, I think it can easily sit for up to five years, which may help it along. If you've got the space, might as well.

Cheers,