Petrified Forest 2014 Merlot
Vintage: 2014
Varietal: Merlot
Vineyard: Totem Ridge - Estate Grown
AVA: Knight's Valley, Sonoma County
Review:
“While the seductive scent of ripe berries, interlaced with hints of earth, mineral, cocoa, and toasted oak are comparable to top Merlot-based offerings from the Left Bank in Bordeaux. The deep, dense and stately flavors interwoven with wild mountain herbs and minerals are reminders that this wine is made with world-class grapes grown on a special high-elevation site overlooking Knights Valley in Sonoma County. Rich and powerful with a creamy texture, the dynamic core flavors of dark cherry, black raspberry and wild strawberry are well-integrated with notes of toffee, allspice, silky tannins, and lingering hints of smoke, sandalwood and spice on the long, dry finish. The end result is a complex red wine with true mountain character that over-delivers for the price.
Food Pairings: Hard cheeses, rich soups, wild rice salad with fungi, gnocchi with creamy pesto, gourmet sausage, grilled inch-thick pork chops, slow-roasted veal, juicy steaks, Beef Bourgogne.”
Score: 95 points / “Sommelier to the Stars” Christopher Sawyer
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Vintage: 2014
Varietal: Merlot
Vineyard: Totem Ridge - Estate Grown
AVA: Knight's Valley, Sonoma County
Review:
“While the seductive scent of ripe berries, interlaced with hints of earth, mineral, cocoa, and toasted oak are comparable to top Merlot-based offerings from the Left Bank in Bordeaux. The deep, dense and stately flavors interwoven with wild mountain herbs and minerals are reminders that this wine is made with world-class grapes grown on a special high-elevation site overlooking Knights Valley in Sonoma County. Rich and powerful with a creamy texture, the dynamic core flavors of dark cherry, black raspberry and wild strawberry are well-integrated with notes of toffee, allspice, silky tannins, and lingering hints of smoke, sandalwood and spice on the long, dry finish. The end result is a complex red wine with true mountain character that over-delivers for the price.
Food Pairings: Hard cheeses, rich soups, wild rice salad with fungi, gnocchi with creamy pesto, gourmet sausage, grilled inch-thick pork chops, slow-roasted veal, juicy steaks, Beef Bourgogne.”
Score: 95 points / “Sommelier to the Stars” Christopher Sawyer
**For international sales, please contact us.
View Trade downloads.
Vintage: 2014
Varietal: Merlot
Vineyard: Totem Ridge - Estate Grown
AVA: Knight's Valley, Sonoma County
Review:
“While the seductive scent of ripe berries, interlaced with hints of earth, mineral, cocoa, and toasted oak are comparable to top Merlot-based offerings from the Left Bank in Bordeaux. The deep, dense and stately flavors interwoven with wild mountain herbs and minerals are reminders that this wine is made with world-class grapes grown on a special high-elevation site overlooking Knights Valley in Sonoma County. Rich and powerful with a creamy texture, the dynamic core flavors of dark cherry, black raspberry and wild strawberry are well-integrated with notes of toffee, allspice, silky tannins, and lingering hints of smoke, sandalwood and spice on the long, dry finish. The end result is a complex red wine with true mountain character that over-delivers for the price.
Food Pairings: Hard cheeses, rich soups, wild rice salad with fungi, gnocchi with creamy pesto, gourmet sausage, grilled inch-thick pork chops, slow-roasted veal, juicy steaks, Beef Bourgogne.”
Score: 95 points / “Sommelier to the Stars” Christopher Sawyer
**For international sales, please contact us.
View Trade downloads.