1997 Glen Ellen Merlot

[dandy_don]

Invited to an informal dinner and have been asked to bring a bottle of red wine. The hosts are admittedly not wineophiles. Would my 1997 glen ellen merlot still be decent?

[winoweenie]

Hi Dandy.This bottle mite end up embarrassing you as 10 to 1 it's over the hill. Spend 5 or 6 bucks and buy the current release. WW

[This message has been edited by winoweenie (edited 01-21-2005).]

[godzilabob]

wino, why is it that some merlots are over the hill after x years, but others such as the '90 somethingorother merlot that my wine snob client opened the other night are still good???

[winoweenie]

Godzilla the merlot your friend opened was probably from one of the premier Napa producers . The wine inquired about is a 5-6 dollar bottle that's meant to be drunk on release. Even the best Merlots don't have the staying power of the top Cabernets. The 90-something was probably a LATE 90's something. WW