Mayacamas Merlot 2015
Red
Mount Veeder, United States
7.6
WineSaint
Red berry fruit mingles with dried herbs and cedar in this surprisingly supple expression from Mount Veeder. The palate shows generous warmth without losing freshness, as fine-grained tannins carry notes of dark spice and forest floor. A graceful departure from the estate's usual austerity.
red berrydried herbscedardark spice
Label
Mayacamas
→Mayacamas has made Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay on the volcanic ridges of Mount Veeder since 1941, producing some of Napa's most age-worthy, high-altitude wines with a deliberately unfashionable restraint.