A very dark wine, the Cornerstone Oakville Station Merlot has aromas and flavors to match. The nose shows black fruit - the blacker, the better - and it is draped in smoke, herbs and spices. Sage and cinnamon join the smokey cover and provide a complex set of smells. The blackberry flavor is huge, with cinnamon, nutmeg, black olives and dusty sage competing for attention. With all that going on, it is still the fruit that dominates.
A very dark wine, the Cornerstone Oakville Station Merlot has aromas and flavors to match. The nose shows black fruit - the blacker, the better - and it is draped in smoke, herbs and spices. Sage and cinnamon join the smokey cover and provide a complex set of smells. The blackberry flavor is huge, with cinnamon, nutmeg, black olives and dusty sage competing for attention. With all that going on, it is still the fruit that dominates.
Oct 8th, 2015
We had the 2012 Vintage on 5/6-7/20. Blackberry, plum and spice and menthol. Not much chocolate. A good, but not great wine.
We had the 2012 Vintage on 5/6-7/20. Blackberry, plum and spice and menthol. Not much chocolate. A good, but not great wine.
May 7th, 2020
Napa Valley, California, USA
