Barrel notes are clean, with burnished orange peel, baked apple, and a full mouthfeel.
Barrel notes are clean, with burnished orange peel, baked apple, and a full mouthfeel.
Rich black fruit empowers sleek, muscular tannins, sinewy and seductive. Blueberry becomes creamier on mid-palate, with woodsy notes of spiced clove and cigar leaf. Elegant and refined.
This multi-dimensional red displays its prowess through depth of color, flavor, and texture with slathered notes of licorice, espresso, and graphite. Only at mid-point does the deep, dark black fruit make its entrance, finishing with grace.
Cedar and black tea are wrapped in blackberry-vanilla creaminess. Plush tannins caress on the finish.
Cinnamon-covered roses and crushed boysenberry are accented by a hint of white pepper. Acidity and oak notes balance well with vibrant berry notes.
A very meaty and satisfying Merlot, this is a true success. The fruit is quite ripe showing good purity on a big frame with only a minimal overlay of oak. Merlot lovers will find the softness they typically seek in this rendition, but with more body and depth of flavor than in most $20 examples.
Dramatically perfumed with orange blossom scents in the lead, the varietal’s Muscat component shows very prominently in this wine. It proves floral and sweet for some tasters, but divine to others.
This strikes a fine balance between bright notes akin to pink grapefruit and riper, softer fruit notes recalling while melon. Energizing acidity plays well off a touch of fruity sweetness.