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Merlot

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Merlot is a red wine grape that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints of berry, plum, and currant. Its softness and fleshiness, combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot an ideal grape to blend with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon. This flexibility has helped to make it one of the most popular red wine varietals in the United States and Chile.
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Food Pairing: Pairs well with Mexican foods and Indian coconut curries, as well as duck, rabbit and seafood. Try served with a barbecue picnic of hot dogs or hamburgers. Also great with Spaghetti Bolognese.
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Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard
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2004 Merlot
Santa Cruz Mountains

This wine is 100% Merlot from two different vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Zayante Vineyard above Felton and Regan Vineyard in Corralitos. These two different micro-climate ...mores made wines with distinctly different characteristics that when blended together made for a product that is more complex than the sum of its parts. This is a Cabernet lover’s Merlot full of rich berry fruit and smoky, spicy complexities.

$15.00  
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San Antonio Winery
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2003 San Simeon Merlot
Paso Robles

This wine is crafted in a flavorful style with ripe fruit and soft tannins. San Simeon Merlot shows ripe fruit flavors, including black cherry, blackberry, and cassis. The full mou ...moreth reveals soft tannins with nuances of dark chocolate. The nose offers aromas of black fruit, mint, and oak spice from barrel aging.After fermentation, wines are aged in new and used oak barrels from numerous French and American coopers.

$19.95  
Villicana Winery
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2005 Merlot
Paso Robles

Rich, dense and delicious. Our dry farmed vineyard showcases the lush, rich flavors and firm tannin structure that Merlot has when farmed for intensity. This wine is fruit focused ...morewith a slight smoky spice nose. It has a medium to full tannin structure and boasts of ripe berry, cherry and raspberry flavors.

$30.00  
Kelham Vineyards
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2001 Merlot
Napa Valley

Rich aromatics blend with juicy, jammy fruit that are complex and concentrated. It is blended with 3% Cabernet Sauvignon complementing its dark color and lively texture. An expande ...mored flavor profile exhibits tobacco, plum, vanilla bean, and blackberry that integrate with toasty oak nuances. Silky and smooth it seamlessly blends great acid and tannin.
Folie A Deux Winery
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2006 Merlot
Napa Valley

The merlot for our 2006 vintage is a blend of vineyards from St.Helena, Rutherford, and South Napa. Each source varies in temperature, showcasing the differences in the Napa Valley ...more mesoclimates. Low yielding vines in the cooler regions of the Napa Valley helped produce small berries with impressive intensity while the warmer climate fruit is riper, with voluptuous texture, adding richness to the wine.


The Folie à Deux 2006 Merlot will tease your nose with blueberry and blackberry, with underlying hints of vanilla and a touch of cocoa. Berry cobbler flavors with touches of nutmeg will please your palate. Our Culinary Center Chefs favor Merlot for many of our trademark dishes. The fullness and richness of our Folie a Deux Merlot is the perfect accompaniment to our Grilled Lamb Loin with Deep Fried Parsnip Chips accented with a Dried Bing Cherry Reduction. Enjoy.


$24.00  
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Alex Sotelo Cellars
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2003 Merlot
Napa Valley

Deep nose with layers of fresh cherries, plumbs, and strawberries. Explosive berry, some black cherries, milk chocolate and cinnamon taste. Very round ripe tannins, mid body with c ...moreherries and black berries after taste.

$32.00  
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Four Gates Winery
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2005 Merlot "La Rochelle"
Santa Cruz Mountains



$26.00  
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Kenneth Volk Vineyards
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2004 Merlot
Paso Robles

The Carmody McKnight and El Pomar Junction Vineyards are two wonderful sites for Paso Robles Merlot. Despite hot, windy conditions during June of 2003, little berry shatter occurre ...mored and we were blessed with a large set of small-berried Merlot clusters which produced a deeply pigmented and flavorful wine.



Fruit was hand-harvested, inoculated with cultured yeast, fermented in separate lots, then pressed together prior to barreling down. We employed 50% new Trust Hungarian oak, and 50% two to three year-old Demptos and Seguin Moreau thin stave Chateau-style barrels to age the wine 18 months. Prior to bottling, we added 13% Cabernet Franc to lift the aromatics and firm the structure of the wine. This dark Merlot has aromas of anise seed, ripe berry, olive and cigar box spices. On the palate, the wine is tightly structured with moderately firm, persistent tannins. Enjoy with grilled or lightly smoked foods, barbecued meats and braised root vegetables.


$24.00  
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Ahnfeldt Wines
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2004 Merlot
Napa Valley

The seamless entry is followed by bursting flavors of black currant, vanilla, cocoa powder, cinnamon stick, lavender, with a slight mint note. The wine has excellent texture and su ...moreperb balance throughout its evolution, which leads to a smooth long finish. Great fruit concentrations with loads of velvety tannins.

$45.00  
Sort This Out Cellars
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2004 Money Plays Merlot
Napa Valley

2004 Money Plays Merlot is a tribute to the boldness in all of us. Boasting full fruit characteristics of strawberry, cherry and raspberry, with a hint of spiciness and silky smoot ...moreh tannins.

$28.00  
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B.R. Cohn Winery
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2005 Merlot
Sonoma County

Our 2005 Sonoma Valley Merlot is a blend of the finest Merlot vineyards of the Sonoma Valley. These grapes provide wonderful aromas and flavors of ripe blackberry, bright cherry an ...mored a hint of anise.


Aging in the best tight-grain French oak barrels adds complexity, toasty vanilla and supple tannins for a long, smooth finish.


$25.60  
Indian Rock Vineyards
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2005 Merlot
Calaveras County

Once an American favorite, Merlot has lost some of its appeal in recent years due to over cropping and slipshod winemaking. However, it's past popularity and continued use througho ...moreut the world attests to its potential to make outstanding, well balanced wine. In our vineyard we have planted Merlot on the rockiest, best drained section of the property, where the vines work hard to produce small berries with thick skins and very low yields. Our 2005 Merlot is a rich, potent wine, loaded with ripe cherry and black olive aromas and extremely broad and velvety on the palate. It's a great companion to casual fare, including pizza, lamb stew, hamburgers and chops

$16.00  
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Chateau Souverain
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2005 Merlot
Alexander Valley

Deep ruby in color, this concentrated Alexander Valley Merlot offers classic aromas of ripe black plum, blueberry and currant. The core of vibrant fruit balances nicely with the so ...moreft, round tannins creating a lush and juicy mouthfeel. Notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, which come from aging in oak barrels, meld nicely with the rich fruit and lead to a long, velvety finish.

$18.00  
Chateau Souverain
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2004 Winemaker's Reserve Merlot
Alexander Valley

Dark brick-red in hue, this 2004 Alexander Valley Winemaker's Reserve Merlot opens with appealing aromas of dark plum, blackcurrant, black cherry and mocha. Notes of black plum, cl ...moreove, vanilla bean and roasted coffee linger through the mid-palate. Sourced exclusively from Trentadue Vineyard in the center of Alexander Valley, this rich, mouthfilling Merlot is impeccably balanced with supple tannins, good acidity and a velvety texture. The wine has a long, lingering finish.

$35.00  
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Chateau Souverain
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2002 Winemaker's Reserve Merlot
Alexander Valley

Dark brick-red in hue, this 2002 Alexander Valley Winemaker's Reserve Merlot is especially appealing with notes of blueberry, black plum and cola punctuated by ethereal aromatics o ...moref bay laurel, cedar chest and complex brown baking spices. With the first sip, plum, cassis and blackberry fruit evoke subtle undertones of toast, mint and brown sugar that linger through the mid-palate. Brown spices including clove, nutmeg and cinnamon combine with exceptionally fine grained tannins to create a texturally long and lingering finish.

$31.50  
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Barnett Vineyards
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2005 Merlot, Spring Mountain District
Napa Valley

The wine exhibits a full purple color exhibiting aromas of bright plum and white chocolate. This is complemented by plenty of cardamom spice and clove. The palate is medium to full ...more in body, typical to form for quality merlot, with deeper pomegranate fruit and anise. The tannins are round, full, and balanced with the natural acidity. The finish is lingering and of sweet black licorice. This wine will only continue to improve over the next 5-7 years.

$45.00  
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Beaucanon Estate
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2002 Merlot
Napa Valley

A word of warning for those who have never had our Merlot before - hang on to your palates because it will blow you away!



A solid, clear garnet color with a ...morenose that you can almost see, aromas of cherry liqueur, blackberry, licorice, black tea and brambly spice, touched with generous toasty oak burst from your glass.



The palate is no less sumptuous, echoing the bouquet and adding layers of dark berries, apple and cherry. The terroir of our Oakville Vineyard shines through with tastes of dust and dark loam. Tannins are big and velvety while the Cabernet Franc provides a bit of lively acidity that keeps the amazing fruit flavors dancing on your tongue for a long, smooth finish.



A big wine without any rough edges; it will be a revelation for all those who thought of Merlot as a lesser grape. On its own, it’s fantastic; paired with grilled sausages, pork chops with cherries and roasted vegetables, it’s beyond words!


$22.00  
Schwaesdall Winery
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2004 Merlot Private Reserve

Black cherry on the nose, boysenberry and black cherry and a hint of smoke on the finish Aged in Hungarian oak

$25.00  
Bighorn Cellars
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2004 Merlot, Broken Rock Vineyard
Napa Valley

Sourced from Bill Hill’s home ranch Broken Rock, our 2004 Merlot is a fruit forward and luscious wine with bing cherry and notes of spicy plum. It has a bright and engaging palat ...moree with a distinctly "Broken Rock" edge...



The wine was aged on 100% French oak, 50% of which was new, adding subtle layers of vanilla and spice to this well-structured wine.



An ideal pairing for a wide range of cuisine...


$36.00  
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Bink Wines
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2003 Hawks Butte Merlot
Yorkville Highlands

Deep garnet. Aromas of leather and lavender, with a dusting of spice. Easy drinking black cherry and caramel, with a hint of Bink’s favorite – catnip mint. Soft tannins linger ...morethrough the finish.

$35.00  
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Lager tannin profile wine with deep color and layers of flavor leaves a dusty mouth feel giving this Merlot panache.

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