WINEMAKER'S NOTES: "Ruby red wine with complex aromas of vanilla bean and toasted oak sparked by ripe black plums and sweet black cherry jam. Rich black stone fruit on the palate followed by spicy oak results in a delicious, mouthcoating wine with dense textures."

REVIEWS: "This wine's ripe red fruit falls into balance with crisp acidity and soft tannins, a simple pleasure to pour with burgers."


"The 2001 Merlot has a bouquet of earth, black cherry, and coffee grounds which repeat as soft flavors with the addition of unsweetened chocolate. The finish is medium-broad and truncated. Light on its feet."