WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
The exceptional 2021 growing season produced an epic and elegantly full-bodied expression of Merlot from their famed Three Palms Vineyard, with alluring aromas of huckleberry, fig jam, cranberry, cocoa and rose petals. On the palate, flavors of blackberry, cherry, molasses and wet slate minerality are framed by a sumptuous structure and fine, graceful tannins.
Blend: 87% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Malbec, 1% Cabernet Franc
TASTING NOTES:
This relaxed, deep and well-composed wine is rich in black fruit and oak spices on smooth, melted tannins. One of the classic California merlots, it is full-bodied and generous in dark cherry, tobacco leaf, cedar and bay leaf flavors, with accents of dark chocolate. Grown in the warmer, northern end of Napa Valley.
- James Suckling, 94 pts.
Fresh blue and black fruits, savory undertones, mixed herbs, spices and graphite carry a compelling and mouthwatering Merlot from one of the region’s most celebrated vineyards for the variety.
- Wine Ethusiast, 94 pts.
Handsomely structured and built for the long haul, with multilayered red currant and plum flavors laced with espresso and spice notes as this builds toward slightly firm tannins. Best from 2024 through 2033.
- Wine Spectator, 92 pts.
