Pride Merlot

$59.99 -- A Blockbuster Merlot!

The wine opens with a big, perfumey nose featuring red raspberry, plum preserves, black and maraschino cherries and brown sugar. The palate is soft, luscious and silky, with intense flavors that coat the mouth. With sustained presence, fruit and spice flavors are revealed in bursts and waves. The structure is typical of our mountaintop Merlot – tannins are firm, but have been ripened to the point of being round rather than aggressive, a wine that leaves the taste buds longing for a second sip.

Purchase Pride Merlot

Vintage: 2007

Region: Napa, California

Lifespan: drink thru 2012

Grape: 94% Merlot/6% Cabernet Sauvignon

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