Delectus Vineyard and Winery
Knight Valley Merlot
Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Estate grown, unfined, and unfiltered. Medium body with bold flavor. Dark fruit.
Estate grown, unfined, and unfiltered. Medium body with bold flavor. Dark fruit.
Jul 5th, 2018
This goes well with the shattered dreams of a generation of premed students. I had the choice of either this or a 2011 Melville Syrah to go with grading. Decided to go with this one so my tears didn't dilute the flavor while reading the answers. (Seriously - nice wine. I don't know what Merlots are supposed to smell like but this has some interesting fruit on the nose and a good backbone on the palate. Probably good to drink now. )
This goes well with the shattered dreams of a generation of premed students. I had the choice of either this or a 2011 Melville Syrah to go with grading. Decided to go with this one so my tears didn't dilute the flavor while reading the answers. (Seriously - nice wine. I don't know what Merlots are supposed to smell like but this has some interesting fruit on the nose and a good backbone on the palate. Probably good to drink now. )
Apr 5th, 2016
Pretty tight for first hour. Big tannins and plenty of acidity. Not much fruit showing. Improved after about 2hr. Not really the beauty I expect out of a quality merlot. More muscle, but that suits me just fine.
Pretty tight for first hour. Big tannins and plenty of acidity. Not much fruit showing. Improved after about 2hr. Not really the beauty I expect out of a quality merlot. More muscle, but that suits me just fine.
Feb 5th, 2016