Provenance Vineyards

Napa Valley Merlot

9.0139 ratings
8.910 pro ratings
Napa Valley, 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
Sipping Fine Wine

Their inaugural vintage was in 1999, Provenance means "origin" or "source." In the art world, a provenance is the record of a work’s ownership, from its creation to the present day. Nice ripe dark fruit aromas. Plum and ripe blackberry flavors with bits of cacao and black tea. Soft tannins, good acidity balance, a joy to drink. Should continue to age nicely over next 5+ years.

Their inaugural vintage was in 1999, Provenance means "origin" or "source." In the art world, a provenance is the record of a work’s ownership, from its creation to the present day. Nice ripe dark fruit aromas. Plum and ripe blackberry flavors with bits of cacao and black tea. Soft tannins, good acidity balance, a joy to drink. Should continue to age nicely over next 5+ years.

Feb 20th, 2018
Phillip Giganti

Truly amazing wine. Napa Merlot from Tom Rinaldi. Pleasant moth feel and tannins.

Truly amazing wine. Napa Merlot from Tom Rinaldi. Pleasant moth feel and tannins.

2 people found it helpfulJan 26th, 2013
Rob Landsness

Brand Ambassador/Agent Jeffrey Davis Signature Selections

9.6

With burger @ SFO -- Cat Cora = YES

With burger @ SFO -- Cat Cora = YES

1 person found it helpfulJun 14th, 2014
Boris Mathiszik

Pretty solid Merlot.

Pretty solid Merlot.

Mar 21st, 2017
Weijie Shi (Jay)

Loaded with fresh ripe red cherry, plum and raspberry. Have a little bit jammy action but a pleasant one. Sweet cinnamon and dark chocolate on the nose as well. Medium body and medium acidity with a bitter green herb notes on the finish. Pretty dry. Good steak wine! 15.1% alc. 2013 vintage

Loaded with fresh ripe red cherry, plum and raspberry. Have a little bit jammy action but a pleasant one. Sweet cinnamon and dark chocolate on the nose as well. Medium body and medium acidity with a bitter green herb notes on the finish. Pretty dry. Good steak wine! 15.1% alc. 2013 vintage

Feb 20th, 2017
Vicki D

Definitely would buy again

Definitely would buy again

Nov 6th, 2024
Dawn E.

Delicious and a great QPR $20 at Costco.
Raspberry, cocoa, boysenberry, eucalyptus, little vegetal note on the finish. Smooth tannins, medium body and acidity.

Delicious and a great QPR $20 at Costco.
Raspberry, cocoa, boysenberry, eucalyptus, little vegetal note on the finish. Smooth tannins, medium body and acidity.

Sep 16th, 2022
Tracy Hall

Nice with a burger after a hike

Nice with a burger after a hike

Dec 5th, 2016
David S. Lopez

A very good Merlot. This wine is flexible. It is not very dry, but has some decent fruit including blueberries and maybe boysenberry. As other reviewers have mentioned there is also a bit of cocoa. It went surprisingly well with the ribeye steak I paired it with. It was a decent value at Costco. It may be more expensive elsewhere and not as good of a value.

A very good Merlot. This wine is flexible. It is not very dry, but has some decent fruit including blueberries and maybe boysenberry. As other reviewers have mentioned there is also a bit of cocoa. It went surprisingly well with the ribeye steak I paired it with. It was a decent value at Costco. It may be more expensive elsewhere and not as good of a value.

Jul 14th, 2021
Bill Morgan

Bold fruit forward

Bold fruit forward

Jun 26th, 2021