Red
Stout Vineyard Merlot
Napa Valley · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Merlot
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Napa Valley · Napa
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meats · game meats · aged cheeses · dishes with mushrooms
Rated vintages
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201391 pts
Tart acidity provides freshness and succulence to the palate of this vineyard-designate—a well-resolved expression of plum, cranberry and red currant. Plush and soft, it does the variety justice, making the case for complexity and approachability in one glass.
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201091 pts
From a vineyard on Howell Mountain, the wine shows not only that area's hard tannins, but also the Duckhorn style of tough young Merlots. The wine is vastly rich in black and red currants, violets, anise and lavishly toasted new French oak. Start drinking it in 2017, and it shou…