Price: $10
Maker: Chateau Diana, Healdsburg, California
Varietal: Meritage
Packaging: 750 ml bottle
Alcohol: 14%
Our Rating: 9.1 out of 10
Nine Points Meritage is a sleeper. Not only is it hard to find out any information about Nine Points Winery, but the wine itself is quite bland at first sip. Fortunately, I kept it open for a while, and after a very long breathing period the wine came into its own. This Meritage has a dark ruby color and a ripe cherry nose with faint woody and floral notes. On the palate, it’s jammy and complex, with a long, slightly peppery, finish.
It turns out that Nine Points is an offshoot of the well-regarded Stags Leap winery. Reviews around the Web have been quite good. The Cork Scrooge comments, “This wine could easily be mistaken for being $25 to $30 or more per bottle.” WineKnow called it a “pleasant, easy drinking, red Bordeaux-style meritage, with dark likeable fruity flavors soft tannins and a velvety finish.”
If you can find Nine Points Meritage 2006, pick up a bottle. It’s an amazing value. And, if it doesn’t delight at first, give it some more air.
i got this for $13.99 “on sale $11 off” of SRP of $24.99. i thought i was getting a steal but looks like Tom Thumb/Randall’s is planning to get me hooked and then raise the price. seeing here the price should be $10 makes me feel like a sucker. but i loved this wine nevertheless.
Nancy, this was likely purchased during a special sale event. I’m not sure if it’s still that cheap! Even at $14, it’s a buy in my book!
Roger
well that makes me feel better! thanks!