It’s easy to find quality wine when you’re paying 30 dollars and up, but it’s another matter entirely to locate the good stuff at what I call daily drinking prices. This Merlot will be finding its way on to restaurant wine lists as a value leader in the by-the-glass category. It’s unabashedly true to type, with bright black cherry and blackberry fruit, a touch of dried herbs, some fall spice, and rich sweet oak that comes forward in the finish. No "Cabernization" here — just a great bottle of Merlot. A Platinum Award winner at the 2015 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition.
Line 39, California (United States) Merlot 2013
By Rich Cook