Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot 2020
The 2020 Estate Merlot is ripe and lifted, with mulberry and kirsch, violets, graphite, sage brush, and forest floor. The addition of Petit Verdot this year really amplifies the aromatics. Rich fruit is balanced by textbook supple mountain tannins, chaparral earthiness and lovely freshness. Sweet vanilla, subtle baking spices, and a luxuriant mouthfeel give way to a fragrantly floral finish.
Grape Composition: 90% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
| Wine Enthusiast: 93 |
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| Alluring oak spices and a touch of dusty earth crowd the aroma of this fullbodied wine before ripe, focused, well-delineated black fruit flavors take over, wrapped in significant, silky tannins for great structure. |
| Vinous: 92 |
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| The 2020 Merlot is a racy, extroverted wine. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, chocolate, spice and espresso are nicely dialed up. All the elements come together beautifully in this exuberant, forward Merlot from Pride. |