Stags’ Leap Winery Merlot

This expressive Merlot showcases the varietal’s ability to excel in Napa Valley with its generous juicy fruit flavors intriguing baking spice notes and polished structure. It’s incredibly pleasurable and complex with cherry cranberry pomegranate and plum with notes of caramel and cinnamon that persist through the long finish. The wine has depth and nuance with smooth tannins and a lush lovely texture. Tasting Notes With freshness emphasizing its southern Napa origins the 2014 Merlot combines juicy dark cherry fruit blueberry and light floral violet notes with subtle hints of cinnamon vanilla clove and cocoa imparted from the oak ageing. The generous fruit flavors polished structure mouthwatering acidity silky tannins and lush texture show just how complex and refined Merlot can be. Winemaking The grapes for this Napa Valley Merlot underwent a two- to three-week maceration period designed to extract ideal flavor color and tannin from the skins. Using traditional winem