At about four years, this Merlot, from the southerly Oak Knoll region of the valley, is overtly sweet, possibly from high alcohol. The official reading is 15.3%. There's no doubting the wealth of cherry-cassis fruit and fine, vanilla-scented oak, but the sweetness is off-putting, and so is the heat on the finish.
At about four years, this Merlot, from the southerly Oak Knoll region of the valley, is overtly sweet, possibly from high alcohol. The official reading is 15.3%. There's no doubting the wealth of cherry-cassis fruit and fine, vanilla-scented oak, but the sweetness is off-putting, and so is the heat on the finish.
At about four years, this Merlot, from the southerly Oak Knoll region of the valley, is overtly sweet, possibly from high alcohol. The official reading is 15.3%. There's no doubting the wealth of cherry-cassis fruit and fine, vanilla-scented oak, but the sweetness is off-putting, and so is the heat on the finish.