Candy fruit nose with some herbs, spice, and cocoa. Fleshy, round, fine tannin. A delicious Merlot with one foot in the old world. Young, too.
Candy fruit nose with some herbs, spice, and cocoa. Fleshy, round, fine tannin. A delicious Merlot with one foot in the old world. Young, too.
Sep 22nd, 2015 Erik Helms
Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland
8.6
Ripe red fruited nose, more RS then I remembered
Ripe red fruited nose, more RS then I remembered
Aug 1st, 2015 From the coombsville appellation
From the coombsville appellation
Oct 9th, 2014 Merlot packed with fruit very well made
Merlot packed with fruit very well made
Sep 26th, 2014 2010 - well integrated, fruity, but rather sweet. Soft and smooth. High alcohol rather obvious.
2010 - well integrated, fruity, but rather sweet. Soft and smooth. High alcohol rather obvious.
Apr 15th, 2017 Cola on the front with a nice warm bing cherry in the middle. Oak and bramble finish.
Cola on the front with a nice warm bing cherry in the middle. Oak and bramble finish.
Feb 16th, 2017 Fruity nose, light on the palate.
Fruity nose, light on the palate.
Sep 6th, 2015 Black fruit and slight cocoa
Black fruit and slight cocoa
Aug 1st, 2015 Dusty herbs and dry at first. 6 hours later some fruit. The next evening brought on dark berry, a bit of chocolate, a puff of smoke. Xmas in HK wine.
Dusty herbs and dry at first. 6 hours later some fruit. The next evening brought on dark berry, a bit of chocolate, a puff of smoke. Xmas in HK wine.
Dec 18th, 2014 Very strong chocolate. Solid merlot.
Very strong chocolate. Solid merlot.
Dec 5th, 2014 
Coombsville, Napa Valley, California, USA
