Red
Estate Grown Merlot
Calistoga · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Merlot
- Country
- United States
- Appellation
- Calistoga
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast lamb · grilled steak · sautéed mushrooms · aged cheeses · stews
Rated vintages
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201390 pts
Juicy and smoky, this robust wine is thickly textured and earthy in dusty dried herb. Blackberry, tar and leather provide ample additional intrigue, with a pleasing taste of strawberry jam and supportive, toasty oak.
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201288 pts
A mushroomy underbelly lies beneath a layer of leather and graphite, making for a tight, dry wine with sizable tannin structure. Powerfully concentrated, this wine holds 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and is not for the faint of heart.
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200983 pts
Soft and candied with blackberry and cherry flavors and notes of caramel from oak. There's also some prickly heat from high alcohol. The end result is a clumsy wine, but it's decadent in its ripeness.