Grgich Hills Estate

Napa Valley Merlot

9.017 ratings
9.03 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Merlot
Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Michael Chelus

Blackberry, vanilla, cherry cola, cassis, eucalyptus, licorice and oak. Great structure and velvety tannins.

Blackberry, vanilla, cherry cola, cassis, eucalyptus, licorice and oak. Great structure and velvety tannins.

Dec 1st, 2017
Weijie Shi (Jay)

Dusty tannin. Huge structure. Very restrained style.

Dusty tannin. Huge structure. Very restrained style.

Nov 19th, 2017
Beau Carson

Very elegant and beautiful Merlot.

Very elegant and beautiful Merlot.

May 31st, 2017
Corbin Stewart

Definite buy

Definite buy

Jul 8th, 2018
Jamie Franklin

Semi-translucent garnet color and medium plus bodied with balanced acidity. Lots of blackberry and bramble fruit with faint leather notes leading to a supple lightly tannic finish with a hint of pepper. Fantastic old world style Merlot. Delicious.

Semi-translucent garnet color and medium plus bodied with balanced acidity. Lots of blackberry and bramble fruit with faint leather notes leading to a supple lightly tannic finish with a hint of pepper. Fantastic old world style Merlot. Delicious.

Nov 9th, 2017
Deborah M

More like a light cab rather than a Merlot. Berry fruit on the nose. Tannins, lots of them. Too much for merlot. Finish was not long enough. Best to drink now rather than hold.

More like a light cab rather than a Merlot. Berry fruit on the nose. Tannins, lots of them. Too much for merlot. Finish was not long enough. Best to drink now rather than hold.

Nov 7th, 2017
Neal Krishna Devaraj

Great merlot using Coravin to dispense

Great merlot using Coravin to dispense

Apr 29th, 2017
Sue Ossmann

Wow... so velvety and smooth - tastes like a cozy fall afternoon

Wow... so velvety and smooth - tastes like a cozy fall afternoon

Oct 14th, 2016
Jeff Campbell

Jeff had this 4 years ago

Jeff had this 4 years ago

Aug 15th, 2020
Kevin Blix

Kevin had this 4 years ago

Kevin had this 4 years ago

May 27th, 2020