Duckhorn Three Palms Vineyard Merlot 2002

This concentrated wine, smooth and round in structure, with a lingering finish, and ample integrated tannins suggests a wine with great aging potential. The aroma is a medley of raspberry, strawberry, black currant, and cassis highlighted by smoky bacon and a touch of mint. Ripe fruit flavors of raspberry, strawberry, ... more

Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah 2003

This Merlot blend gets its name from the grandfather of Shari Corkrum Derby. Born in Walla Walla on June 1, 1866 he began successful farming on his own during the 1880's. Poor weather prevented him from harvesting his crop and he lost everything during the first great depression of 1893. ... more

Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot 2005

Our Napa Valley Merlot is blended to offer the complexity and balance of a young wine, while embodying the diversity of the whole Napa Valley appellation. This wine is medium-bodied and balanced with a smooth entry, integrated soft tannins, and a long finish. The aroma is lifted with raspberry, red ... more

Château Canon Saint Emilion 2005

2005 was a year of drought. After a particularly dry winter (the moisture deficit reached as much as 70%), January and February were very cold, and then March was very mild and almost summer-like. April was the only month to have real rain. The budding and then the flowering (first ... more

Leonetti Cellar Merlot 2006

Beautiful dark red color. A nose of lavender and violet florals gives way to candied bing cherry, subtle toasty oak notes, and a wine just dripping with gobs of ripe fruit. The wine coats the palate with it’s and sweet fruit. This wine has a purity of fruit and length ... more

Leonetti Cellar Merlot 2007

One of the most complex aromas I’ve ever seen on any Merlot. exploding out of the glass are ripe red fruits, candle wax, violet and other floral aromas, caramel, graham crackers, and a puree of bramble fruits. on the second day a beautiful note of chocolate and coffee appear, along ... more

Lail J. Daniel Cuvée 2001

Each year we strive to produce wines of escalating brilliance and delight. The attention to minute details begins in the vineyards and carries to nuances and subtleties in the winemaking phase. We believe the 2001 J. Daniel Cuvee evidences the continuing journey to the pinnacle of excellence. more

Vérité Le Désir 2001

A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec, Le Désir represents the grace and opulence of the best St. Emilion-style wines. A deep claret color is followed by a sweet, black fruit nose. Le Désir's complex character continues with ripe blackberry flavors that are surprisingly soft given the ... more

Ramey Jericho Canyon Vineyard Cabernet Blend 2003

A dramatic and unique location located northeast of Calistoga and close to the Palisades. This is a 40-acre vineyard at the base of Mt. St. Helena. Very steeply terraced, it was planted in 1990 and 1993. The soil is a shallow clay-loam atop white volcanic ash, which provides excellent drainage ... more

Twomey Merlot 2003

A robust, yet elegant wine that balances intense fruit with suppleness. It displays a garnet color and a complex nose of plum, blackberry, dark chocolate and a hint of bay leaves. It has a smooth, velvety mouth-feel that builds to a crescendo of fruit and chocolate flavors and a lovely, ... more

Pahlmeyer Napa Valley Merlot 2004

The grapes were given a five-day cold soak before fermentation, fermented on their own natural yeast, and aged nineteen months in French oak barrels. The wine was bottled with neither fining nor filtration on May 8, 2006. more

Shafer Napa Valley Merlot 2005

This Merlot comes with big scoops of red and black fruit aromas and flavors. I get fresh plums, sweet black cherries, currants, red licorice, a little pepper, and pleasing doses of fragrant earth, smoke, and minerality. more