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        • Silverado Mt. George Merlot 2019
          Napa Valley, California Merlot
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          • Keenan Spring Mountain Mailbox Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2018
            Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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          • Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot 2017
            Napa Valley, California Merlot
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            • Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2016
              Napa Valley, California Merlot
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              • Duckhorn Three Palms Merlot (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2016
                Calistoga, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                • Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot (3 Liter Bottle) 2017
                  Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                • Duckhorn Three Palms Merlot (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2017
                  Calistoga, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                  • Duckhorn Three Palms Merlot (3 Liter Bottle) 2017
                    Calistoga, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                  • Silverado Mt. George Merlot 2016
                    Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                    • Duckhorn Three Palms Merlot 2017
                      Calistoga, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                      • Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot (375ML half-bottle) 2017
                        Napa Valley, California Merlot
                        • 92 James
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                        • Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot (375ML half-bottle) 2016
                          Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                          • Keenan Spring Mountain Mailbox Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2016
                            Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                          • Frog's Leap Merlot (375ML half-bottle) 2016
                            Rutherford, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                          • Duckhorn Three Palms Merlot 2016
                            Calistoga, Napa Valley, California Merlot
                            • 94 Wine
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                            4.4 Very Good (33)
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                            • Mt. Brave Merlot 2009
                              Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                            • Tortoise Creek Merlot 2017
                              Clarksburg, Yolo County, California Merlot
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                            • Chappellet Merlot 2016
                              Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                              • Frog's Leap Merlot 2016
                                Rutherford, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                              • Duckhorn Estate Grown Merlot (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2002
                                Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                              • Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot 2016
                                Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                                4.4 Very Good (108)
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                                • Stewart Merlot 2014
                                  Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                                • The Prisoner Wine Company Thorn Merlot 2014
                                  Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                                  4.1 Very Good (42)
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                                  • Schug Merlot 2013
                                    Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California Merlot
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                                    • Frog's Leap Merlot 2015
                                      Rutherford, Napa Valley, California Merlot
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                                      4.0 Very Good (24)
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                                    Learn about California Merlot, common tasting notes, defining characteristics and more ...

                                    Today the fourth most widely planted red variety in the state, Merlot has much to offer. While it bears similarities to Cabernet Sauvignon (its half-sibling), it tends to be lower in both acidity and tannins, giving Merlot wines a mouthfeel that is often perceived as soft, round and plush. These qualities make it an ideal blending partner for Cabernet, the two complementing each other throughout.

                                    Merlot arrived relatively late to the California wine scene. It wasn’t until the 1970’s when producers like Louis Martini, Sterling and Matanzas Creek—influenced by European Merlot blends—began crafting single varietal versions. These trend-setting bottles opened the eyes of others in the California wine scene and spurred increased plantings. From there, the variety’s lush drinkability led to a surge in popularity, then overplanting (some of it on unsuitable sites) and finally a backlash that was turbo-charged by the infamous 2004 film, Sideways. What most viewers didn't realize was that, as much as Miles derided the variety, the prized wine of his collection—a 1961 Château Cheval Blanc—is made from a blend of Merlot with Cabernet Franc.

                                    Fine examples of California Merlot—either as a single varietal wine or as part of a blend—can be found from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, the Central Coast and most regions around the state. Merlot wines offer a ripe, sensual mouthful of plummy fruit, suggestions of mint, herbs and vanilla, all carried along by an approachable structure and often, a great potential for improving with age.