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16¾/20
Merryvale Merlot 2017
Carneros, Napa Valley, California, United StatesThis merlot comes from two vineyards in the cooler, southern part of the Napa Valley:Quail Knoll in Coombsville; and Truchard in Carneros. Both wines were fermented separately, and finished MLF in barrel. The wine was aged 18 months in French barrels (33% new). The wine was blended in April 2018 without fining or filtration. This is ripe and soft with black plum, black cherry, ripe raspberry riding a juicy, fuller palate flooded with baking spices and framed with toasted wood. Tannins are well absorbed into the wine, leaving a slight tug as they shoulder this to the dark chocolate finish. Drinking well now.Tasted: 12 August 2021Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:Grape: Merlot
