Red
Estate Merlot
Santa Clara Valley · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Merlot
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Clara Valley · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Clara Valley
- Alcohol
- 15%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meat · lamb · hard cheeses · pasta with rich sauce
Rated vintages
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201089 pts
Blueberry, grapeseed, leather, cigar box and concentrated lavender combine for an elegantly intriguing nose on this bottling from a winery between Morgan Hill and Gilroy. The palate is fresh and rather light, with plums, figs, crushed peppercorns and a forest floor/pine needle i…
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200986 pts
A soft, nicely oaked Merlot with flavors of baked plum and ripe blackberry. Full-bodied in every sense of the word, with just a sprinkling of spice on the finish.