Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose and full bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate and complex.
Showing black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, toast, light vanilla, spices, dark chocolates, licorice, coffee, tobacco, light earth, herbs and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious Merlot from Napa Valley. Rich and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with nice complexity. Tangy and interesting.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 90 minutes of airtime.
Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already drinking beautifully.
A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.
A blend of 94% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 19 months in (32% new) French Oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$55.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose and full bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate and complex.
Showing black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, toast, light vanilla, spices, dark chocolates, licorice, coffee, tobacco, light earth, herbs and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious Merlot from Napa Valley. Rich and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with nice complexity. Tangy and interesting.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 90 minutes of airtime.
Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already drinking beautifully.
A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.
A blend of 94% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 19 months in (32% new) French Oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$55.
Jun 23rd, 2026
If I were served this blind, I think I’d probably be more likely to peg this as a Saint-Emilion than a Napa Merlot. Not overly fruity, very nice savory notes.
If I were served this blind, I think I’d probably be more likely to peg this as a Saint-Emilion than a Napa Merlot. Not overly fruity, very nice savory notes.
Oct 15th, 2024Nose has dark cassis, iodine, clove, gravel. Dense but together on the palate. Tacky feel in a good way. Great now but will be better in 2-4.
Nose has dark cassis, iodine, clove, gravel. Dense but together on the palate. Tacky feel in a good way. Great now but will be better in 2-4.
Nov 25th, 2022
This is a serious wine. On par with Pahlmeyer, but rising above in terms of focus, and letting the fruit shine more than the oak. Bravo. Pipe tobacco, damp earth and mulled blueberries
This is a serious wine. On par with Pahlmeyer, but rising above in terms of focus, and letting the fruit shine more than the oak. Bravo. Pipe tobacco, damp earth and mulled blueberries
2 people found it helpfulNov 14th, 2018Delicious. A sentimental favorite winery for my wife and me, Freemark’s reds are, in my experience, consistently top notch. Nose has sweet Luxardo cherry, rich humus, just a tad of barrel spice, stony crushed gravel, and sniffably tangy acids. Round and full-flavored, it’s got smoky cassis fruit that is clingy and turns minerally/savory as the finish progresses. Soft textured and balanced. Just a joy to drink.
Delicious. A sentimental favorite winery for my wife and me, Freemark’s reds are, in my experience, consistently top notch. Nose has sweet Luxardo cherry, rich humus, just a tad of barrel spice, stony crushed gravel, and sniffably tangy acids. Round and full-flavored, it’s got smoky cassis fruit that is clingy and turns minerally/savory as the finish progresses. Soft textured and balanced. Just a joy to drink.
1 person found it helpfulAug 5th, 2021
Nose full of red fruit, rhubarb, mint and clove.
Palate of cherries, bitter chocolate and clove.
This is Napa Valley Merlot all right. And it is delicious with a NY Strip.
Happy Merlot month everyone!
Nose full of red fruit, rhubarb, mint and clove.
Palate of cherries, bitter chocolate and clove.
This is Napa Valley Merlot all right. And it is delicious with a NY Strip.
Happy Merlot month everyone!
1 person found it helpfulOct 3rd, 2018
Napa Valley, California, USA
