Red
Merlot
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
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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.
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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.