Merlot Tasting Results for San Jose State University/San Diego State Tailgate on 11/09/13 (Game score was San Diego: 34; SJSU: 30)
11 Tasters – Comments: All wines were decent to good. Some people who brought wines seem to be forgetting the appellation requirement, as you will note below. Please try to adhere to the “local” criteria established this year. Again, if scores were within 5% of each other they were judged to be statistically equal, thus were given the same ranking. Here are the results.
Place |
Ltr |
Score |
Maker |
Year |
Appellation |
Price |
Notes |
1 |
D |
43 |
Martin Ranch |
2010 |
Santa Clara Valley |
$22 |
|
2 |
G |
46 |
Stonehedge |
2009 |
Napa Valley |
$14 |
|
3-4-5-6 |
A |
57 |
Kenwood |
2010 |
Sonoma Cty |
$ 9 |
|
3-4-5-6 |
B |
57 |
14 Hands |
2011 |
Columbia Valley, WA |
$18 |
|
3-4-5-6 |
C |
59 |
Black Box |
2011 |
California |
$20/3L |
See Note A below |
3-4-5-6 |
J |
59 |
Robert Hall |
2010 |
Paso Robles |
$14 |
|
7-8 |
E |
63 |
Trader Joes |
2012 |
California |
$ 7 |
|
7-8 |
H |
63 |
Coastal Vines |
2011 |
California |
$25 |
|
9 |
F |
68 |
Shadow Ridge |
2011 |
California |
$ 3 |
|
10 |
I |
98 |
Opolo |
2010 |
Paso Robles |
NA |
Note A: This was a box wine, placed in a bottle. 78% Merlot, 14% Syrah, 4% Petite Sirah, 4% Other