Robert Hall, Paso Robles (California) Merlot 2012

Oct 28, 2014

By Robert Whitley

My experience with Merlot from Paso is that it is usually solid, sometimes even very good, but seldom great. I suspect it’s simply too warm through the growing season to produce edgy Merlot, but this vintage from Robert Hall certainly fits nicely in the "very good," category, showing rich, ripe dark fruit aromas, vanillin spice and a long, pleasing finish. No, it’s not Duckhorn, but then it’s only $20, and a good value at that price.

Country / Region

California

Appellation

Paso Robles

Grape Variety

Merlot

Color

Red

Vintage

2012

Score

88

Price

US $ 20.00

Producer

Robert Hall