Serve this to anyone on your list that claims to dislike Merlot – and if this doesn’t convert them, you have my permission to summarily remove them from your list. It’s ridiculously fabulous wine, with layers of black and red fruit, delicate spice, violets, and just a touch of earthy minerality. Intensely concentrated, it just goes on and on in your mouth – a true delight in every sense of the word. Bravo!
Keenan, Spring Mountain District (Napa Valley, California) Merlot 2012
By Rich Cook