Estate Grown Sonoma County Merlot

This is a nice Bordeaux blend from Sonoma County.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Showing red fruits with light oak, spices, chocolates and peppercorn.

Medium finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

A good food wine that I paired with pizza.

Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years and see how it evolves.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

88 points.

$65.

Serres Ranch Winery Estate Grown Merlot Buchanan 2018, Sonoma Valley, California

It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday.

Deep purple in color with a purplish rim.

On the nose plums, sweet cherries, red currants, oak, spices, licorice, coffee, earth, light vegetables and herbs.

Full bodied with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, plums, raspberries, spices, oak, light vanilla, dark chocolates, herbs, earth, light alcohol and cinnamon.

Medium plus on the finish with round tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is very young Merlot based Bordeaux blend from Sonoma Valley. Showing lots of red fruits with chocolate notes. Elegant with a nice mouthfeel.

A Right Bank Bordeaux in style, with lots fruits. Tangy and interesting.

Needs time to open up a property. I gave it 60 minutes. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.

Good by itself and better with food. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.

A blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Aged in French oak barrels for 2 years.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$65.