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Wine Details
Price:
$36.00 per bottle
Description:
This is our first offering of Merlot from our estate vineyard. Originally planted simply because Ramona and Deepak enjoy drinking nice Merlots, the rolling hillside site and typically cool "Carneros" climate have combined to produce grapes that fully express classic Merlot qualities. The dominant aromatics on the 2002 Merlot are sweet black cherry, boysenberry and earth. With a bit more time in the glass, sweet oak and Earl Grey tea come forward as well. On the palate, there is a sweet entry with youthful tannins, yielding to hints of roast beef, cocoa powder, Scharffenberger bittersweet chocolate and toasted rye bread. The finish is long, lingering and tapers off with more notes of mixed chocolate. This wine drinks well now, though decanting for a couple of hours allows the Merlot to fully express itself.
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