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Bottle:
$19.44
$21.60
12 bottles:
$17.10
Beautiful, broad and plush, this structured but charming wine overflows with red fruits and baking spices, with a...
750ml
Bottle:
$97.27
$108.08
Black olives with some fresh basil and lemongrass aromas that follow through to a medium body with a juicy center...
750ml
Bottle:
$8.40
$12.00
COLOR: Bright purple with little to no meniscus. Clear. Opaque.
NOSE: Bing cherries with a hint of eucalyptus and...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.94
$18.34
Delivers dried cherry and red currant flavors, which are framed by sinewy tannins on the firm finish. Best after...
750ml
Bottle:
$21.83
12 bottles:
$21.39
Our Estate Vineyards provide the backbone to our Napa Valley Merlot. Black raspberry and plum fruit greet you in the...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.20
12 bottles:
$18.24
Aromas are rich and enticing with hints of strawberry, sage and baking spices. Flavors of red cherry, plum and notes...
750ml
Bottle:
$21.00
12 bottles:
$20.58
The deep, dark ruby color of this full-bodied Merlot is complimented by rich aromas of ripe black cherry, dried...
750ml
Bottle:
$25.90
12 bottles:
$25.38
A merlot with chocolate, black olive, and walnut aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and layered. Chewy tannins. Juicy at...
750ml
Bottle:
$64.13
12 bottles:
$62.84
Dense but electric in color and feeling, the 2020 Merlot is all about texture. Flavors of brambly blackberry, bay...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.30
12 bottles:
$14.99
Our Merlot has a deep color and rich aromas of black cherries and plums, accented by herb aromas and spice flavors....
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Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$55.69
A juicy and fruity merlot blend with plum, chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors. Full and layered with fleshy...
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Duckhorn Merlot Three Palms 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.45
Black olives with some fresh basil and lemongrass aromas that follow through to a medium body with a juicy center...
Merlot 2020 United States California 750ml
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.