Provenance Merlot Napa Valley 2007
Provenance's 2006 Merlot isn’t shy, with its deep, dark garnet hue and abounding aromas of rich black cherry, cassis and clove. Approachable, integrated tannins frame the generous dark fruit flavors and coat the palate with soft velvet. The long, fruity finish, laced with autumn spices, ends with a lively cranberry zing....
Ravenswood Merlot Sonoma Valley 2007
Ravenswood's taste in Merlot runs more toward the Old World discipline of Bordeaux than toward California goose-down comforters. The place in Sonoma to pursue that ideal is Ravenswood's own Carneros region, whose bayfront breezes and chilling fog keep things firm and well-structured. Their Sonoma County Merlot has notes of leather, smoke...
Ravenswood Merlot Vintners Blend 2009
Merlot is by nature softer than Cabernet, which is the problem with most low-priced Merlots: they're limp to the point of being flaccid. Our Vintners Blend bucks this trend, adding the structure of French oak to the early-maturing appeal of the varietal. Merlot's opulent fresh-plum persona is here enhanced by notes...
Petite Sirah's story is a heartwarmer in more ways than one. Brought to California from France in the nineteenth century, it was planted alongside Zinfandel to lend oomph to that varietal. Somehow, in the supportive process, its own merits got eclipsed; not until the 1990s did scientists discover it's the genetic...
Ravenswood Vintners Blend Chardonnay 2007
Ripe, full, fresh, rich scents of citrus and tropical fruits. The fresh fruit aromas mingle with buttery vanilla and toasted almond tones to produce a round, complex quality accented by a touch of minerality. The wine is lush on the palate but sports enough acidity to be fresh and enjoyable as...
Ray's Station Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
When Ray's Stations tried to describe this wine, they came up with words like rich, textured and hearty. The wine comes primarily from the Napa Valley mountains, where the West earned its Cabernet winemaking spurs, and from John G. Ray’s old stompin’ grounds in Alexander Valley. When making this wine, they...
When Ray's Station tries to describe this wine, they come up with words like lush, rich, dense, concentrated. Hearty. They decided to blend some Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc into this wine to add some backbone and plump up the mid-palate. They also aged the wine in French oak barrels coopered...
Raymond Estates R Collection Chardonnay 2009
100% Chardonnay from Monterey, the R Collection Chardonnay opens with aromas of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon ripe melon, pear and vanilla with a touch of sweet oak. Bright tropical fruit flavors of pineapple and mango followed by kiwi, green apple, pear, vanilla and honey on the finish. Medium-bodied with very light oak...
Raymond Estates R Collection Merlot 2011
75% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petite Verdot. A fruit forward wine that opens with aromas of red cherry, red plum, cassis, raspberry, anise, chocolate and spice. This rich Merlot fills the mouth with Bing cherry, plum, raspberry and boysenberry with notes of clove and peppery spice before the smooth...
