@delectable this is their Sage Merlot.
First vintage for their Merlot.
This is big dark Merlot. Needs 5-7 yrs of aging.
If you put this in a Napa tasting, folks would call Bordeaux blend.
Big, meaty M+ tannins. Blackberries before dark cherries, black raspberries, dark spice, earthy dry soils, crushed rocks, herbs, tobacco, leather, candied flowers that are; dark, red, purple, could use more acidity but that may play out better later, deep finish that lasts minutes and long sets on earth & spice.
@delectable this is their Sage Merlot.
First vintage for their Merlot.
This is big dark Merlot. Needs 5-7 yrs of aging.
If you put this in a Napa tasting, folks would call Bordeaux blend.
Big, meaty M+ tannins. Blackberries before dark cherries, black raspberries, dark spice, earthy dry soils, crushed rocks, herbs, tobacco, leather, candied flowers that are; dark, red, purple, could use more acidity but that may play out better later, deep finish that lasts minutes and long sets on earth & spice.
May 9th, 2026
Napa Valley, California, USA
