Red

Merlot

Pride Mountain

Napa County-Sonoma County · Napa-Sonoma · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Merlot · Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
United States
Region
Napa County-Sonoma County · Napa-Sonoma
Appellation
Napa County-Sonoma County
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meats · roast lamb · aged cheeses · stews

Rated vintages

  • 201390 pts

    Blended with 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, this mountain-grown wine offers bold black plum and berry around a compacted, extracted fullness of tannin and French oak. Dried herb, clove and vanilla accent the fruit, while the finish lingers gingerly.

  • 201291 pts

    Joined by 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, this stellar wine from an almost 50-50 Napa-Sonoma divide delivers big flavor and tannin and yet exudes vibrant juicy plum and blueberry, keeping it grounded and alive. Silky through and through, it's complex in dark chocolate and a touch of drie…

  • 201193 pts

    Leathery on the tongue, this lovely Merlot, with 7% Cabernet Sauvignon blended in, offers inviting notes of plum and cherry, completely juicy, around firm, strong tannins and balanced acidity. From two separate, rocky blocks on the winery property, this wine is concentrated and…

  • 200693 pts

    Made in the Pride style, this is a big, powerful wine that should age well. It's enormously ripe, with flamboyant cassis, cherry pie filling, milk chocolate, licorice and smoky oak flavors that are wrapped into thoroughly modern, softly refined tannins. Just beautiful, and shoul…

  • 199994 pts

    What power and drama have gone into this wonderful wine. Sheer Pomerol, with pencil shaving, black cherry, cedar, chocolate and gamy-meaty aromas and flavors, tinged with violets, and the most voluptuous mouthfeel. Sheer hedonism right through the long sweet finish.