Alexander Valley Vineyards Merlot 2009

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2009 Merlot, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County 14%
Rich grilled black plum notes combine with Christmas spices, cedar mulch, peeled cinnamon bark, and hardwood incense consume the nose and keep ones focus with a poised balance seldom found on Merlots of this sort –as a wise man Bleem was so quick to remark, “this ain’t any Merlot my friend! These guys make a fine bottle of Merlot.” That they do.
Wine review by Nicholas Livingston, August 2012

Food Pairings

Most any meat; really, lamb, beef, pork, chicken, duck. Has an affinity for tomatoes and mushrooms.