The Vice Wines
Keith Rutherford Merlot
Rutherford, Napa Valley, California, USA
The Vice Wines Keith Rutherford Merlot 2024, Napa Valley, California
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Reddish in color with medium plus intensity.
Fruity nose of blue and black fruits with light wood, spices, tobacco and coffee notes.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs, spices and black pepper.
Nice finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a very young Merlot from Rutherford in Napa Valley. Fruit forward and elegant. Nicely balanced with a smooth mouthfeel.
Complex and already drinking beautifully right out of the bottle, even though it was just bottled. Tannins show up after 20 minutes of airtime.
Needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
This Single Vineyard Merlot is a delicious sipping wine, that will also pair nicely with food.
100% Merlot grapes were aged in (65% new) French Oak barrels for 18 months. Unfiltered. A tiny production of less than 2,400 bottles.
14% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$68.
The Vice Wines Keith Rutherford Merlot 2024, Napa Valley, California
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Reddish in color with medium plus intensity.
Fruity nose of blue and black fruits with light wood, spices, tobacco and coffee notes.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs, spices and black pepper.
Nice finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a very young Merlot from Rutherford in Napa Valley. Fruit forward and elegant. Nicely balanced with a smooth mouthfeel.
Complex and already drinking beautifully right out of the bottle, even though it was just bottled. Tannins show up after 20 minutes of airtime.
Needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
This Single Vineyard Merlot is a delicious sipping wine, that will also pair nicely with food.
100% Merlot grapes were aged in (65% new) French Oak barrels for 18 months. Unfiltered. A tiny production of less than 2,400 bottles.
14% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$68.