Darioush Signature Merlot 2012

Professional Ratings

• 92 Wine Spectator
  Impressive for the plush texture and complex, well-focused structure. Aromas of red currant, mocha and spice combine with rich flavors of black cherry, orange zest and bay leaf. Ripe tannins firm up the finish. Drink now through 2022.
• 92 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  COMMENTARY: The 2012 Darioush Signature Merlot is soft, delicate, and pleasingly persistent. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows bright, black fruit aromas and flavors. Enjoy it with grilled chicken thighs. (Tasted: February 20, 2020, Yountville, CA)
• 91 Connoisseurs' Guide
  Differing little from its equally extravagant, year-younger version, Darioush’s 2012 Merlot is again a big, mouthfilling, downright opulent take on the grape that is little concerned with restraint be it in terms of its fruity richness, ripeness or lavish oak. It is not quite as adept at fully hiding its back-end heat, and those seeking wines of delicacy and subtle nuance are bound to find it to be a little too much of a good thing, especially if it is drunk down in its youth, but, when accorded four or five years of deserved time in the cellar and sensible pairing with appropriately full-flavored foods, it is sure to win appreciative fans among wine lovers of almost every stripe.