Red

Merlot

Cycles Gladiator

California · California Other · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Merlot
Country
United States
Region
California · California Other
Appellation
California
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast meats · lamb · dishes with mushrooms · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201487 pts

    This wine and the entire brand often punch above their weight, in this case showing black cherry, cedar, dried dill, crushed graphite and peppercorns on the nose. The palate offers oregano and dill at first, but proves silky with dried cherry and cranberry fruit.

  • 200785 pts

    Doesn't have quite the concentration of many more expensive Merlots, but fills a nice niche in an affordable red wine that's full-bodied, dry and elegant. Offers pleasant flavors of cherries, red currants, cola and oak.