2020 Pride Mountain Merlot Vintner's Select
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The 2020 Merlot Vintner Select shows the heat of the season and a wilder edge in its super-ripe dark fruit, tobacco, worn-in leather, iron, blood, espresso, game, incense and licorice nuances. There's a pretty strong oak imprint and prominent torrefaction notes. The balance here is not optimal—this blend is missing a block of Merlot, the last to ripen, that was lost to the wildfires of 2020.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Full bottle 1,356 g. Grown at 2,100 ft elevation. Deep ruby in colour. Black-cherry, plum and dark-chocolate nose. High mouth-watering acidity with plush round tannin that builds with every sip. The oak is more obvious here than in the classic Merlot bottling, giving a rounder tannin structure and more vanilla and cedar flavour. The fruit is dense and evolves on a lingering cocoa-nib and vanilla finish. (SCJ)