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This Merlot, created in a Bordeaux-style blend, offers aromas of black cherries, fresh plums, with overwhelming violet and dark chocolate the bouquet. On the palate, the wine is layered with fresh bing cherries, rich baked plums, and mocha flavors, accented by savory spices and toasted oak. It is softened by its delicate, soft, supple, almost luxurious texture, and given staying power with a long, lingering raspberry- and cocoa-powder finish. Learn More

Primarily Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon and a splash of Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Sonoma County mountain and hillside vineyards provide plum and black cherry flavors, and great tannins. Learn More

This Merlot combines fruit from Napa, Sonoma and Monterey. The flavors and textures unique to each region harmonize perfectly to create a wine that has dark succulent fruit balanced by natural acidity. Purple magenta color in the glass. Aromas of cherries, boysenberries, and vanilla are followed by flavors of currants, plums, blueberries, and toasted oak. Learn More

There are aromas of dark fruit, blackberry, cherry, cassis, plum, vanilla, and a slight cocoa and chocolate note. In the glass there are rich flavors of cherry, cassis, blackberry, plum, spice, tobacco, and chocolate. This is a plush wine with medium body, nice balance and a long finish. Learn More

This wine has aromas of black plums, dark cherries and a touch of oak with flavors of plums, dark berries, toasty oak and vanilla spice. In the mouth, it has an elegant and restrained style with nice structure and balance, soft tannins and a long finish. Learn More

An exceptional blend of Napa Valley Merlot grapes selected specifically for their concentrated character provides layers of ripe blueberry and plum flavors complemented by aging in French oak barrel and a velvety texture.

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The proprietary name Insignia was selected to represent the finest lots available from each vintage, and to emphasize the importance of blending over varietal designation as a determinate of quality. Insignia has an inky dark hue and aromas of ripe blackberries, star anise, cigar box, clove, and sweet mocha notes. Richly opulent with velvety texture and supple tannins, this full-bodied offering envelops the palate in luscious, lingering black plum and violets along with layers of baking spices. Learn More

The Central Coast Merlot displays aromas of blackberry, black cherry, and toasty oak that set the stage for dark fruit flavors of plum and black cherry, with subtle herbal notes. Hints of toasted oak, chocolate, and caramel give way to a smooth finish. Learn More

The deep purple color of the 2016 Columbia Merlot alludes to enticing aromas of rich, dark fruits and a subtle hint of Mocha. The majority of the grapes in this Merlot were sourced from the renowned Horse Heaven Hills AVA within the Columbia Valley. The intense sunlight and steep hillsides of this region produced fruit with complex, dark berry character. Learn More

This polished Merlot shows off layered aromas and flavors of espresso, red cherry and chocolate that finish with a touch of savory spices. Medium­ to ­full bodied with good structure and a long, lingering finish. Learn More

Plum and blueberry flavors with a touch of dried herb predominate in this soft, rich, mouth filling Merlot, and are enhanced by aging in small oak barrels for a toasty, spicy vanilla character, and a lingering berry-cream finish. Learn More

The 2021 J. Lohr Estates Los Osos Merlot presents mature red colorwith a raspberry hue. Brambly fruit aromas of plum and pomegranate are integrated with a barrel signature of mocha and baking spice. Whole berry fermentation with a generous use of Malbec in the blend accentuates bright fruit tones on the palate, and leaves a lengthy finish. Made with 86% Merlot, 14% Malbec.

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Ruby red in color, this Rum Barrel-Aged Merlot fills the glass with rich aromas of molasses, maple, and black plum. Well balanced flavors of jammy plum and blackberries with toasted coconut, baking spices and rich vanilla lead to a long, lush finish. Learn More

This wine has a delicious, creamy nose with jammy black fruits and mixed florals. It is incredibly broad on the palate–a distinctive characteristic of Washington Merlot. The finish is spicy, sweet,lively, and lengthy. Learn More

In crafting the 2012 Ovid Napa Valley wine, Ovid Vineyards had a wealth of wonderful lots from which to choose. The resulting 2012 Ovid blend evokes this generous vintage with layer upon layer of rich flavors. Vibrant crimson and ruby in color, thre are fresh notes of dark cherry, forest floor, and boysenberry, bolstered by mulberry, candied violets, and blueberry. Learn More