Papio's Merlot tastes like a mouthful of ripe, summer berries. Strawberry and wild black raspberry character fills the enticing aromas and rich, smooth flavors. Hints of vanilla linger on the fruity finish. Surround yourself with cool jazz and good friends, pour glasses of Papio Merlot and indulge in food that fits...
Deep claret with crimson hues. Explosive blackberry aromas backed by soft vanilla notes. Dense, dark, jammy flavors of blackberry, generous spice and vanilla, firm tannins and a long, graceful finish.
Pavilion's 2006 Merlot shows aromas of blueberry with notes of cola and unsweetened chocolate. On the pallet, there is a nice mix of bright dark cherries, rich black berries, dark currants, violets and chocolate. The lingering soft finish shows hints of rich, dark fruit.
Pedroncelli Merlot Benchlands 2006
Bouquet of ripe black cherry and blueberries, flavors lean toward plum, freshly ground black pepper, and tart cherry. The subtle toasty oak complements the rich fruitiness in the mouth. Lush and full bodied, with medium tannins and a lasting finish. You can look forward to cellaring a bottle or two seeing...
Dark ruby in color with aromas of raspberries, crème brulee, and a hint of chocolate and oregano. This Merlot has flavors of strawberry rhubarb pie, plums, green olives with pimentos, and cinnamon finishing with dried apricots, mild green tea, and toasty American oak. Serving Suggestions: This wine needs to be a...
Pine Ridge Merlot Crimson Creek 2005
With sweet scents of baked berries on the nose, the 2005 Crimson Creek Merlot exudes warm cherry and cranberry aromas, woven with vanilla, brown sugar, white pepper and a slight minty nuance. Sweet and full-bodied on the palate, the soft, fleshy fruit flavor comes to the forefront, delivering with it the...
Very ripe, blackberry and currant aromas with a trace of vanilla. Broad, expansive and even across the mid-palate, with a candy-like middle and chewy tannins. Soft edges and tremendous length. Merlot for Cab people! Rich and concentrated, with bold aromas of plum, currant and mocha leading to complex, layered blackberry, licorice and spice flavors that finish with a flourish of ripe, minerally tannins. Drink now through 2012. 4,913 cases made. –JL - Rated 93, Wine Spectator The superb 2005 Merlot, a blend of fruit from Napa (70%) and Sonoma (30%), exhibits sweet plum and black currant fruit intermixed with mocha, coffee, and earth notes. This medium to full-bodied, elegant, lush, heady wine begs for consumption over the next 7-8 years. - Rated 91, Robert Parker
Provenance Merlot Napa Valley 2005
Provenance's 2005 Napa Valley Merlot opens with aromas of dark cherry, pomegranate and blackberry intertwined with hints of chocolate cherry liqueur, mineral and cinnamon. The velvety flavors fan out across the palate with more red berry fruit, and then pick up nutmeg and malted chocolate notes on the lingering finish. Selecting...
Ravenswood Merlot Sonoma Valley 2004
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
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...
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...
The grapes for the 2006 Merlot were de-stemmed but not crushed, leaving about 20% whole berries. This Partial Whole Berry Fermentation” method was used to enhance the varietal character of the finished wine. The grapes were then fermented on the skins for five to seven days at a temperature of 88°...
Fresh cherry and tart pomegranate flavors blend with a note of green olive to round out this balanced mouthfull. Red Truck Merlot comes from the beautiful Central Coast, Lake County, and Mendocino County, which produce excellent fruit with concentrated flavors. This wine’s a trip to the county fair with aromas of...
Redwood Creek represents the adventurous spirit of California and consistently delivers a rich flavorful experience at an attractive price. The Redwood Creek Merlot exhibits a round mouth feel with a medium mid palate weight. Flavors of black cherry, black berry, plum and jammy fruits are accentuated by hints of mocha, brown...
Rex Goliath Winery really loves this wine. Soft, supple, and complex. There is a certain elegance to this wine that fits their vision of the perfect Merlot: Pretty and seductive with a decidedly spicy nose of black cherry, cassis and cedar. Very ripe and round, almost like a Jolly Rancher candy....
Ruby red color with complex mineral and rich briary aromas of blackberry, raspberry and black currant reiterated by tasty flavors of red berries, plum, and hints of tobacco all supported by firm, but silky tannins.
Rolling Wines Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot 2005
2005 was quite a dry vintage for Rolling Wines with Autumn coming quite early for them. This resulted in wines that had moderate acidity and a lovely and intense flavour. The grapes are fermented at 25 degrees C and pressed before dryness to enhance its fruit characters. The blending provides good...
Exotic aromas of pepper, black cherries and fresh plum are wrapped in subtle nuances of French vanilla. On the palate it has a rich and opulent mouth feel bursting with flavors of ripe fruit complimented by wonderfully integrated oak and supple tannins leading to a long, satisfying finish.
Rutherford Hill’s Merlot is an elegant, refined blend of classic Bordeaux varietals that create its rich aroma and flavor. The winery is perched high atop a hill overlooking Napa Valley, where the grapes are nurtured by deep volcanic soil and longer afternoon sun. An abundance of cherry and plum fruit flavors...
Rutherford Hill Merlot 375ml 2005
Rutherford Hill’s Merlot is an elegant, refined blend of classic Bordeaux varietals that create its rich aroma and flavor. The winery is perched high atop a hill overlooking Napa Valley, where the grapes are nurtured by deep volcanic soil and longer afternoon sun. An abundance of cherry and plum fruit flavors...
Rutherford Ranch's Napa Valley Merlot has bright, inviting aromas of cranberry, black currant and succulent blueberry wrapped around rich, dark chocolate and vanilla. This medium-body wine opens with fresh blackberry and cranberry laced with flavors of creamy mocha and dried cherry. Abundant, mouthwatering flavors combined with soft, supple tannins lead to...
Sbragia Family Vineyards Merlot Home Ranch 2005
Sbragia Home Ranch Vineyard, which has been farmed by the family for decades, is located on the East side of Dry Creek in Sonoma County, California. The eight-acre Merlot vineyard sits on the flatland of Dry Creek Valley, and area that had a propensity to flood before the Dry Creek Dam...
