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ROBERT PARKER'S THE WINE ADVOCATE 90 POINTS - "The 2009 Merlot is an attractive, fleshy wine graced with expressive dark red fruit, flowers, sweet Read More...
spices and licorice. The wine reveals gorgeous radiance and a supple, inviting personality ideally suited to drinking over the next few years. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2015."
$48.95
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 90-92 POINTS - "The 2010 Merlot possesses a darker flavor profile than the 2009, as well as more textural depth Read More...
and sheer profile. Black cherries, menthol, licorice and spices are just some of the notes that take shape in the glass. This is a firmer style of the Merlot that today doesn’t quite have the early appeal of the 2009, but it is striking just the same. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2018."
$26.99
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Light and fragrant, centering on currant and floral aromas and flavors, finishing with a smooth texture.
$23.95
WINE SPECTATOR 90 POINTS -"Lithe, with a transparency to the dark berry, cherry and tobacco flavors, finishing with a hint of violet and lingering Read More...
with supple texture. Drink now through 2016. 6,900 cases made."
Winemaker Notes - “This 2009 vintage is an elegant expression of Canoe Ridge Estate Merlot offering dark cherry fruit character. We added Syrah and Malbec to the blend for enhanced complexity. This is a great food wine and its dusty tannins make it a perfect match with Italian food.”
The vineyard at Canoe Ridge Estate lies on a steep south-facing wind-swept slope on the bank of the Columbia River in Washington's Horse Heaven Hills AVA. The site's proximity to the river protects it from temperature extremes, allowing uniform ripening and excellent color development. Soils are sandy with bits of cobblestone and have low water-holding capacity, enabling precise control of vine growth through drip irrigation and canopy management. The site typically enjoys an early bud break and a long growing season.
Winemaker Notes - “This 2009 vintage is an elegant expression of Canoe Ridge Estate Merlot offering dark cherry fruit character. We added Syrah and Malbec to the blend for enhanced complexity. This is a great food wine and its dusty tannins make it a perfect match with Italian food.”
The vineyard at Canoe Ridge Estate lies on a steep south-facing wind-swept slope on the bank of the Columbia River in Washington's Horse Heaven Hills AVA. The site's proximity to the river protects it from temperature extremes, allowing uniform ripening and excellent color development. Soils are sandy with bits of cobblestone and have low water-holding capacity, enabling precise control of vine growth through drip irrigation and canopy management. The site typically enjoys an early bud break and a long growing season.
CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE 2010 MERLOT
"INDIAN WELLS" COLUMBIA VALLEY 750mL
Item: #274833
"INDIAN WELLS" COLUMBIA VALLEY 750mL
Item: #274833
Bottle Size:750ml
$15.99
WINEMAKER'S NOTES -
"The Indian Wells Merlot offers ripe berry fruit aromas and jammy flavors typical of Wahluke Slope reds. This is a full-bodied style of warm climate Read More...
Merlot with a round, supple finish. We added Wahluke Slope syrah to enhance the mouthfeel and rich fruit character. I call this my pasta wine!"
$27.99
This classic Merlot opens with vibrant aromas of cherry, red plum, pomegranate, cardamom and forest floor. The aromas carry over onto the palate and meld with additional notes of Read More...
milk chocolate, vanilla and dark spice. The tannins are supple yet have good grip, suggesting that this Merlot be served with hearty dishes such as rack of lamb, herbstuffed turkey or roasted duck in a cherry sauce.
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Aromatics of ripe red cherry and strawberry jam lead to flavors of red fruit, toasted almonds, dried thyme and rosemary with a hint of truffles. The firm tannic structure holds Read More...
theflavors together as a full-bodied palate carries through to the finish complete with hints of licorice, chocolate and orange peel.
$18.99
Winemaker's Notes: "We love Merlot planted in the southern part of the Napa Valley, and in particular from around the town of Napa and Carneros, for its robust fruit flavors Read More...
and added structure. The fruit was handpicked and carefully sorted. Fermentation was intentionally fast and warm, with a total of 6 days on the skins. The wine was pressed for good color extraction while minimizing fruit bitterness. We aged it in both French and American oak barrels for about 18 months, with 32% of the barrels being new."
This Merlot has a deep red color with black hues. The aromas focus on bright forward cherry and currant fruits, with toasty oak, caramel, clvoe vanilla, and bay leaf. A focused entry leads to a round, fleshy mid-palate with moderate acidity. The wine displays great richness, while not being heavy. The finish is moderately long, accented by red fruit and barrel notes.
This Merlot has a deep red color with black hues. The aromas focus on bright forward cherry and currant fruits, with toasty oak, caramel, clvoe vanilla, and bay leaf. A focused entry leads to a round, fleshy mid-palate with moderate acidity. The wine displays great richness, while not being heavy. The finish is moderately long, accented by red fruit and barrel notes.
$18.99
Black currant and black olive aromas lead to tight, tannic dried cherry flavors and a dry, minerally finish.
$13.99
Plum and blueberry flavors predominate in this soft, rich, mouth filling merlot, and are enhanced by aging in small oak barrels for a toasty, spicy vanilla character, and a lingering berry-Read More...
cream finish. Drink this satisfying merlot over the next 2 to 4 years.
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Plum, wild berry and spice aromas and flavors mix with notes of sage, sassafras and cedar, finishing with chewy tannins.
$23.99
The 2009 Swanson Oakville Merlot is the perfect reminder of why so many serious red wine drinkers like Merlot. Visually, aromatically, and on the palate, the wine is plush and generous. Read More...
The color is dark garnet with a purple edge. The nose is captivating, with aromas of fresh, ripe black cherry, plum, raspberry, and well-integrated toasted oak. In the mouth, very ripe black and red fruits surround a core of velvety tannin. The finish is enticing, silky-smooth, long and harmonious. This Merlot will continue to improve in the bottle, with optimum drinkability from 2013 - 2017.
$55.95
Switchback Ridge Wines are sourced exclusively from the Peterson Family Vineyard in Calistoga. The property has been in the Peterson family since 1914 and encompasses nearly 100 acres Read More...
located at the mouth of Dutch Henry Canyon. Robert Foley continues to lead the winemaking and in typical Foley fashion, this Merlot is huge! While maintaining the juicy fruit profile you would expect from a Merlot, this wine also has beefy complexity and chewy tannins making it an ideal Merlot for the Cabernet drinker or for those who simply feel Merlot is a wimpy wine. Aromas of pure, clean, ripe fruit reminiscent of blackberry and black currant fill the glass when swirled. The mid palate floods these flavors expansively with traces of supple tannins. Satin smooth in the finish, the black fruit flavors linger on and on. Blind pour this for your friends who claim to dislike Merlot!!!
$13.95
Winemaker's Notes: "This wine is on the darker side of medium. The fruit reminds me more of blackberries than the more typical plum that you often find in Merlot. There Read More...
is just enough oak aroma to hold the other flavors together without interfering with them. The flavors and textures are near perfect. The front palate is plush with fruit and the tannin is velvety."
$28.95
A deep ruby-purple color, displaying wonderful aromas of black cherry, blackberry pie, cedar and fresh pea shoots with hints of butterscotch clove, red and black pepper, and mint. Read More...
The ripe, well balanced tannins are soft and silky. A rich mouthfeel bursts with intense cherry fruit, bay spice, and toasted oak, emerging in an elegant plummy finish.
$400.00
ROBERT PARKER 100 POINTS - "A perfect wine, this blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec emerges from Chalk Hill (48%), Knight’s Valley (21%), Read More...
Alexander Mountain Estate (21%) and Bennett Valley (10%). Another prodigious effort, its extraordinary sweet notes of caramelized herbs, mocha, coffee, blackberries and cassis are followed by a multilayered, full-bodied wine revealing a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, alcohol and wood, and an opulent, voluptuous finish that goes on and on. It is thrilling to smell, taste and drink. Moreover, it possesses a similar seamlessness also found in the 2002 and 2001. Because of that, it can be drunk now for its primary attractions or cellared for another 30+ years."
$22.99
This appealing wine offers aromas of blackberry, violet and oak. It gains its depth from a combination of plum, wild berries and cola flavors that are beautifully balanced and lingering. Read More...
The wine is ready to enjoy now and will also improve with cellaring to 2013.
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