Textbook Merlot Napa 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

Top Ten Liquors - Blaine
Blaine
763-754-3231

Lunds & Byerlys - Burnsville
Burnsville
952-892-5600

Top Ten Liquors - Chanhassen
Chanhassen
651-341-2142

Total Wine & More #1609 - Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids

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

Village W&s - Lake Elmo
Lake Elmo
651-433-2221

Big Marine Lake Liquor Store
Marine On Saint Croix
651-433-5019

Whole Foods - Mpls
Minneapolis
612-313-7100

Lunds & Byerlys - Plymouth
Plymouth
763-268-1624

Top Ten Liquors - Roseville
Roseville
651-340-1846

Top Ten Liquors - Slp
Saint Louis Park
952-920-0750

Lunds & Byerlys - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park
952-929-2100

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

Top Ten Liquors - Woodbury
Woodbury
651-501-1199