Red · Napa Valley · United States
Grgich Hills Merlot
Two parallel scores from 1,011 z-qualifying reviewers and 1,042 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Red · United States.
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What reviewers say
“Absolute top class Merlot. Intense aromas of plum, blackberries, and more tertiary notes of undergrowth, tobacco, herbs. The palate takes a little time to open up but is everything I had hoped for!”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this wine sits
Z-normalized percentile · 1,156 peers in Red · United States
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.095 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean | 4.01 |
| DB2 raw-mean | 4.03 |
| Vivino site avg | 4.00 (3,925) |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.043 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 1,011 / 1,042 |
Summary
This is a multifaceted Merlot: forest strawberries, spiced plums and anise with a velvety texture that make your taste buds ask for more! The wine’s firm tannins.
