A vastly underestimated variety in the market, Merlot is often considered to be a drink for those beginning to appreciate wines. However picked at optimum ripeness and managed correctly, Merlot can stand along side the best of reds. Sweet plums, Cherries, black fruits and soft tannins give this wine ample weight....
This Merlot opens with aromas of red currant, vanilla and baking spices. On the palate you’ll find flavors of raspberry, blackberry and cola with round tannins softened by seven months of aging in French and American oak.
This blend of Echelon’s best grapes comes from the benches and canyons that border the Salinas Valley. These wind-sheltered areas provide well-drained alluvial soils with warm early morning and late afternoon sunlight and cool nighttime temperatures. They enhance these excellent growing conditions with canopy management to reduce the yield, improve wine...
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....
This distinctive Merlot displays classic aromas of ripe red cherry and plum with hints of tobacco, herbs and vanilla oak on the nose. The wine is medium-bodied with supple and fruity flavors of cherry and spice notes on the palate, and soft tannins on the finish.
Smooth and silky, BV Coastal Estate's 2005 Merlot unfolds in delicious layers of ripe cherry, berry, plum and mocha, with hints of vanilla oak. The ripe tannins provide supple structure, with an excellent balance of fruit-focused flavors and subtle oak complexity. This wine's easy-to-enjoy, velvety flavors pair nicely with pork tenderloin,...
Camelot's Merlot offers ripe black cherry and plum aromas enhanced by hints of brambly spice and cocoa. On the palate, the wine reveals a core of concentrated black cherry and berry fruit flavors that pick up a rich note of milk chocolate in the long, elegant finish. This sumptuous red pairs...
A classic varietal nose of tart cherries, toasty oak and smoke. A medium plum color, it is very dry with herbal and red fruit flavors; light to medium tannins and body. A youthful wine with soft oak and medium acidity.
Beringer Founders Estate Merlot 2008
Beringer is very happy with the plush structure of this wine. The wine’s bright red fruit and vanilla/spice aromas, and black cherry and sweet black plum flavors, along with the density and volume of the palate, make this wine eminently drinkable.
Robert Mondavi Merlot Private Selection 2010
Robert Mondavi's Private Selection Merlot is made with grapes predominantly from California's Monterey County appellation. There, the vineyards enjoy a nightly blanket of cool Pacific Ocean fog, excellent soils and a long growing season. This ideal combination brings vibrant flavors and silky tannins to our Merlot including luscious layers of berry,...
On the nose, the Merlot shows aromas of black cherry, blueberry, currant and toast. Flavors of dark fruits and cherries are accompanied by hints of dark chocolate and vanilla. Medium on the palate, this Merlot has light, ripe tannins and a long finish.
In Red Rock Winery Merlot, lush concentrations of black cherry, plum and boysenberry are complemented by soft, rounded tannins. Body and flavor are perfectly matched and exquisitely balanced, achieving a delicate harmony found in only the finest wines. Red Rock Winery Merlot is an excellent match for a wide range of...
Rich and ripe, our Merlot has an inviting black cherry and plum aroma leading to a burst of wildberry flavors on the palate. This wine was barrel aged to add complexity. Pair with roast turkey, pasta with tomato sauce, osso bucco or mild cheeses.
Deep, vibrant red color with hints of purple (but no haze); lifted ripe cherry, mocha, chocolate, and spice aromas; medium-bodied, soft palate with round, generous, easy-drinking flavors. (You’re gonna like it!)
