Pedroncelli Merlot Bench Vinyd 2020

Would Merlot by any other name sound as sweet? No, not really. The Californian vernacular offers all sorts of variations so it’s especially important to mind each Merlot’s provenance. For example, the Merlots from Alexander Valley, Carneros and Dry Creek Valley speak a parlance of plums, ripe cherries, juicy currants and high toned tea leaves while the Merlots out of Napa Valley, from such climes as Carneros, Mount Veeder, Oakville and Rutherford, are more likely to express ripe, dark berried fruit such as framboise and blackberries. All capture the interest and your senses despite the invective script of Sideways that really drug Merlot through the mud. On the bright side: Merlot has never tasted so wonderful for we who love this Bordelais beauty –for only the strong survive!

Food Pairings

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

Where to find this wine

Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage

G-will #1 - Andover
Andover
763-421-1117

Oxendale's Wine & Spirits
Bloomington
952-756-8985

Delano Wine & Spirits
Delano
763-972-0578

Northbound Liquors - Elk River
Elk River
763-441-1671

Lunds & Byerlys - Golden Valley
Golden Valley
763-544-8846

Lakeville # 3 - Galaxie
Lakeville
952-985-4930

Stinson Wine, Beer & Spirits
Minneapolis
612-789-0678

Sentyrz Liquor
Minneapolis
612-781-3484

North Loop Wine & Spirits
Minneapolis
612-338-5393

Sundial Wine & Spirits
Minnetonka
952-938-5532

Northfield Liquors
Northfield
507-645-5153

First Grand Liquors
Saint Paul
651-227-7039

Liberty Village Wines & Spirits
Stillwater
651-439-3022

West Side Liquor - Waite Park
Waite Park
320-253-9511

Midtown Wine & Spirits
Winona
507-452-4335