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Pours surprisingly dark in the glass with a nose that is immediate and rich, with plums and coffee quickly followed by a blueberry note. Ripe and open-knit on the palate, with fruit and oak exploding all over the place and then nicely cascading with big-grained tannins in an extravagantly long, persistent finish redolent with ripe fruit and wood.
- Vintage
- 2015
- Appellation
- Paicines
- Grape
- Merlot
- Alcohol by Volume
- 15.1%
- Cases Produced
- 3000
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2025
- Release Email
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One of the Central Coast’s best appellations for Bordeaux varietals, the Paicines AVA is a hidden gem found just past the Pinot and Chardonnay vineyards of the Monterey Coast on the other side of the Gabilan Mountains.
Sourced from one of the best-known and well-respected $40+ red programs on the entire Central Coast, Lot 641 is built to the nines – farmed with the utmost of care in the alluvial flows of the San Benito River and made in a ripe, lush-yet-extracted style and aged in over 50% new oak, this “Merlot with muscle” is certain to gather the attention of the most arduous Cabernet lovers.
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Keng
Verified Purchase
7/14/2019
Great Merlot
Dark red, smells of dark fruit and blueberry. Decant in glass for an hour to let the flavors develop. Full body merlot for a great price. A few more years in the bottle may smooth out the tannins.
James
Verified Purchase
7/13/2019
Great Taste, Good Value
Haven’t bought Merlot for a while but this an outstanding value and one of our favorite CH red wines along with 540 & 643.
Scott
Verified Purchase
7/11/2019
Suprised
Haven't paid much attention to merlot for a number of years - tried the Paicines Merlot and really enjoyed it - it has much more personality than I expected - I've restocked more than once as a result
Raymond
Verified Purchase
7/10/2019
CH WINE rules the Wine Kingdom
amazing for a wine of this quality, I'm not sure how they do it , but this is why I very seldom buy wine from anyone else.
Ronald
Verified Purchase
7/10/2019
A great tasting Merlot and an excellent value.
I have ordered the Merlot numerous times and have never been disappointed. It has great flavor and also an exceptional value. Never disappointed with any wine that comes from Cameron Hughes. Smooth & never any aftertaste.
Todd
Verified Purchase
7/10/2019
Can't beat it
This Merlot, along with the Cabernet from the same vineyard have become our go-to weekday wines. It is remarkable how much quality comes in this bottle for the price you pay. Thank God they produced so many cases!
Michael
Verified Purchase
7/10/2019
Highly recommended Merlot
This is a great value Merlot - smooth, rich and tasty. On my second case
Chris
Verified Purchase
7/6/2019
Very Tasty, Excellent Value
Good Value. Very Tasty. Full bodied Merlot.
Chris
Verified Purchase
7/5/2019
Outstanding
Great Merlot for the price!!
Marta
Verified Purchase
7/2/2019
excellent merlot!
Very pleased with taste and price!!