A tropical fruit filled chilled SB with jumbo stone crab in a summer like day.
Life goes on! — 5 years ago
Great fruit and structure. Could age for years to come. — 8 years ago
Smooth night for a cab. More like a merlot. — 12 years ago
Frank Family Tasting - 4/5
Benjamin. Amazing Blend. Still prefer the Winston and Patriarch over it. — 8 months ago
It's time for some Merlot on this MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing black fruits with light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, light black pepper, herbs, light vanilla and licorice.
Tangy finish with soft tannins.
This 5-year-old Merlot from Napa Valley is peaking now, and drinking very nicely. Fruit forward with an elegant mouthfeel.
Wine Spectator 91 points.
Good by itself as a sipping wine, and good for parties. Good with food too.
A blend of 77% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Syrah. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$35. — 8 months ago
Fruit and alcohol! — 5 years ago
YES! 2h of decant and it starts to show its potential. Will revisit year from now. — 8 years ago
Surprisingly good — 10 years ago
I’m blown away how good this is. I thought it’d be history but it is tasty! — 10 months ago
Totally enjoyable. Steamers and salmon. — 5 years ago
Big dark berry slightly spicy cola nose. Big chewey fruity blackberry cherry, herbal, tea, juicy acid medium tannin. Yum — 7 years ago
Still just a baby, tightly wound with showing mineral/graphite notes as the longer it decants the fruit starts to show on the finish. Great aging potential. — 8 years ago
Really nice stuff — 12 years ago
Ana Bumgardner
2015 - at Prime and Providence with steak - decanted - full body and ver smooth — 7 months ago