Fox Run’s beautiful Reserve Merlot will spin the East Coast red wine detractors around. There isn’t any overt green character here — it is perfectly ripe, and shows a rich violet and mineral character that will have you thinking right bank Bordeaux as opposed to domestic, which just makes the reveal all the more satisfying.
Fox Run Vineyards, Seneca Lake (Finger Lakes, New York) Merlot 2020
By Rich Cook