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James Suckling
Spiced, blue-fruited character with dark licorice, anisette, bark and wet stones. Full-bodied, deep and juicy with plush, velvety tannins. Compact and even on the palate with a lingering finish.

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Jeb Dunnuck
One of my favorites in the lineup, the 2021 Merlot has a terrific sense of purity and elegance as well as medium-bodied aromas and flavors of ripe black cherries, leafy herbs, flowers, and graphite. It's balanced and has silky tannins, beautiful mid-palate depth, and outstanding length.

Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Spring Mountain Merlot is much darker than previous years. The nose is very complex, with loads of black plum and cinnamon spice. There is also aromatics of caramel, gravel and menthol that surround all the intense dark fruit. As always with this wine the mouth is full and rich, with a very pretty silkiness this year. The tannins are present, slightly chalky but soft with a good level of acidity to balance them. There is a good level of cedar and plum to the long finish.