Shafer Merlot 2009

“2009 is a great year for this varietal. The purity of aromas and flavors is focused and alive – this is unmistakably Merlot. Predominantly I find delicious red fruit with a core of lush black fruit – red cherry, red plum, spice and berry with hints of eucalyptus, earth and smoke. There’s lots of flesh here held together in a structure of fine, ripe tannins”
— winemaker ELIAS FERNANDEZ

Expert Review

“One of California’s most popular luxury priced Merlots is also one of the state’s best.”
—RICHARD NALLEY, FORBES

Food Pairings

Flatter Merlot’s fruit by adding a similar element of fruit to poultry, pork and meat dishes (duck breast with dried cherry-Merlot sauce, roast chicken with cranberry-wild rice stuffing). Carmelized onions, roasted garlic and mushrooms are pleasant c