Brander

Santa Ynez Valley Merlot

9.011 ratings

-no pro ratings

Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast, California, USA

Merlot

Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

Top Notes For

9.3

Lovley!!! Cherries on the nose and on the aftertaste. Well integrated tannins. Too bad no longer available.

Lovley!!! Cherries on the nose and on the aftertaste. Well integrated tannins. Too bad no longer available.

Feb 20th, 2018

9.1

Fantastic. Nicely balanced with good structure. Great with food.

Fantastic. Nicely balanced with good structure. Great with food.

Jun 23rd, 2016

9.2

This is a very drinkable merlot. Medium to full body wine. Great by itself or with food.

This is a very drinkable merlot. Medium to full body wine. Great by itself or with food.

Sep 27th, 2015

8.8

2012

2012

Apr 27th, 2015

8.6

Very enjoyable!

Very enjoyable!

May 10th, 2013

8.5

Ashburger had this 3 years ago

Ashburger had this 3 years ago

Aug 1st, 2021

Neil Breitkreutz

8.9

Neil had this 5 years ago

Neil had this 5 years ago

Oct 9th, 2019

9.4

Rich had this 6 years ago

Rich had this 6 years ago

Mar 13th, 2019

9.3

Andrew had this 8 years ago

Andrew had this 8 years ago

Oct 19th, 2016

9.0

Tammy had this 9 years ago

Tammy had this 9 years ago

Mar 11th, 2016