Pride Mountain Merlot 2021, 375ml, Napa Valley California

Layered on top of the core aromas of blackberry and just-ripe plum are complex notes of bay and dark chocolate. Subtle hints of black cherry and temperate forest will entice the pinot noir lover, while its structure and tension, lent to it by our ample mountain sunshine, will impress even the most skeptical of cabernet fans. The 2021 Merlot is packed with dark blue/purplish fruit, new leather, spice, tobacco, mocha and licorice. Juice and enveloping, with terrific energy, the Merlot is absolutely delicious. the brighter style here is so compelling. Plush contours wrap it all together. Appellation: Napa County. Fermentation: Stainless steel. Cooperage: French oak. Blend: 44% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon. Winemaking practices are traditional. The Bordeaux varieties of red grapes are 100% destemmed and fermented over a two-week period in stainless steel before being racked to 50% neutral and 50% new French barrels where they age for roughly 18 months with racking every 4 months. Each harvested lot of red grapes is vinified separately and kept in separate lots for the first 8 months in barrel. Blending of each of our red wines then takes place across the summer following harvest; this practice allows the blends to integrate in barrel and take on their full personality over the 10 months that follow prior to bottling.

$39.99