2020 Merlot
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Appellation
Lodi
pH
3.62
Aging
2 Months New French Oak
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
5% Cabernet Franc
Awards
GOLD - 2021 San Francisco International Wine Competition (2019 Vintage)
Vineyard Notes
Merlot grapes, for this vintage, were grown in several of Lodi’s sub-appellations. These different locations provide diverse soils and climate that, when combined, create a more complex wine than one vineyard alone.
Winemaker Notes
Our Merlot is bursting with luscious fruit and soft tannins with excellent drinkability. Rich, ripe black cherry and black plums lead to a hint of vanilla and toast. Flavors of currants with juicy dark fruit and spicy cedar end with a rounded, well-balanced and complex finish.
Food Pairing Notes
Our Merlot has a softer, fleshier, fruit-forward style that complements many dishes. Try it with baked pasta dishes such as lasagna, spicy rice dishes such as jambalaya, hearty bean dishes with bacon or smoked ham, roast turkey and even blackened salmon or other dense fish in a tomato-based sauce.
Product Reviews
Dave Gallagher
(Apr 14, 2022 at 11:23 AM)
This is one of our favorites. We like the smoothness and the balanced flavors. It goes well with most meat and pasta dishes. But we honestly drink this all by itself too. Just a nice, well priced, easy to drink wine. Case after case, we are never disappointed.