April 21, 2013 – Wine: 2002 Merryvale Profile

When this wine was younger, I was disappointed because it could not compare to the 2001 vintage of the same wine.  That’s when I learned the lesson about how a vintage can impact a wine’s appeal.  Of course, a couple of years later I learned how a vintage can affect how the wine ages, too.  I found that the 2001 lost its magical appeal by 2010 (it was still nice), but this 2002 Profile has kept improving.  Sadly, this was my last bottle of the 2002 vintage, but I enjoyed it very much.  After three hours breathing, the wine showed good intensity, nice balance, and flavors of leather, dark cherry, minerals, lead, and notes of raspberry on the finish.
 

2002 Merryvale Profile