Hall Wines
Napa Valley Merlot
Napa Valley, California, USA
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Beautiful nose of black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, licorice, chocolates, black tea, mediterranean spices, eucalyptus, peppercorn, earth, herbs and light green vegetables.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with cooked red cherries, plums, red currants, earth, light cedar, herbs, dark chocolates, tobacco leaf, light vegetables, green tea and peppercorn.
Spicy finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 9 year old Merlot from Napa Valley is still drinking very nicely, but will not get any better from this point on. Drank from a 375ml bottle, so it probably aged much faster. Tangy and spicy.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 45 minutes of airtime.
Showing lots of earth notes at this point, and fully resolved. Rich and engaging. Complex and interesting. Feels like a Right Bank Bordeaux.
Loved the nose here, and a good sipping wine that paired nicely with food too.
A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.
15.1% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$30.
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Beautiful nose of black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, licorice, chocolates, black tea, mediterranean spices, eucalyptus, peppercorn, earth, herbs and light green vegetables.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with cooked red cherries, plums, red currants, earth, light cedar, herbs, dark chocolates, tobacco leaf, light vegetables, green tea and peppercorn.
Spicy finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 9 year old Merlot from Napa Valley is still drinking very nicely, but will not get any better from this point on. Drank from a 375ml bottle, so it probably aged much faster. Tangy and spicy.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 45 minutes of airtime.
Showing lots of earth notes at this point, and fully resolved. Rich and engaging. Complex and interesting. Feels like a Right Bank Bordeaux.
Loved the nose here, and a good sipping wine that paired nicely with food too.
A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.
15.1% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$30.
