Red

Cricket Hill Merlot (Applegate Valley)

Cricket Hill

Applegate Valley · Southern Oregon · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Merlot
Country
United States
Region
Applegate Valley · Southern Oregon
Appellation
Applegate Valley
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

bife · carne vermelha grelhada

Rated vintages

  • 200986 pts

    Apparently this is the current release. The winery aims at a Right Bank, Bordeaux-style profile. At this advanced age the wine is showing some bricking at the edges, with mature drying fruit and a big dose of barrel. Smoky, oaky and toasty, it's a wine to drink up, perhaps with…