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Complex, engaging aroma of ripe black cherry, blackberry and cassis fruit, with complementary tea-leaf, herbal spice...
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Rated 90 - Captivating violet and rose petal aromas lead to fresh, light blackberry and black cherry flavors on a...
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Rated 92 - This full-flavored Merlot could almost pass for a Cabernet due to its generous tannins, bold black-fruit...
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This vibrant and alluring Merlot draws you in with fragrances of ripe raspberry, Bing cherry and red currant, as well...
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Our Napa Merlot is blended to show off the complexity and balance of a young wine. This vintage is a full-bodied wine...
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Grapes for this wine are sourced from vineyards in Napa Valley, including land which has been in my family for...
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Warm and plush, with ample red fruit and classic spice aromas and flavors. Gentle notes of tobacco, clove, and black...
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Rated 91 - A delicious merlot with dark-fruit, chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, round...
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An effortless mix of blackberries and baking spice, the Merlot is complex and elegant, offering smooth layers of...
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There is a milk chocolate nuance with integrated spicy oak. Coupled with the rich dark fruit, there is a hint of...
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Our 2019 Napa Valley Merlot opens with lively bright red fruits and a soft, lush texture. Delicate floral aromas...
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This wine displays the hallmark characteristics of Napa Valley Merlot crafted in a classic style. In the glass, the...
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Our Merlot, created in a Bordeaux style blend, offers rich plum and black cherry flavors, accented by savory spices...
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The balance between nobility and approachability are the continued hallmarks of the La Jota Howell Mountain Merlot....
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Our Estate Vineyards provide the backbone to our Napa Valley Merlot. Black raspberry and plum fruit greet you in the...
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Rated 95 - Pretty, exotic candied orange and floral notes emerge from the 2018 Merlot, which is medium to full-bodied...
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“The 2010 Napa Cellars Merlot boasts lifted aromas of toasty baking spices, vanilla, malt and fresh, ripe plums....
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A dense, rich, beautiful Merlot of exceptional quality and character. Using Syrah and Zinfandel as blenders, adds a...
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The Parcel 41 Merlot shines ruby red in the glass, with shimmering purple undertones. The nose is dark and alluring,...

Merlot United States California Napa Valley 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.

When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.