Sunstone
Sunstone Reserve Merlot
Red wine
4.5
Expert Rating
0.0
Rarely Reviewed
WINE DESCRIPTION
Sunstone Reserve Merlot is hand harvested from blocks sourced from the Sunstone Estate Vineyard located in Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast California. The grapes were individually crushed and fermented in order to provide greater complexity and purity in the final wine. The separate wines are then blended before the final assemblage was aged in a combination of new French oak and neutral oak for around 22 months, creating a rich, plummy wine with layers of sweet spice.
NOTES FROM VINOVOSS SOMMELIER
This Sunstone Reserve Merlot has a deep ruby to purple hue.The nose bursts with aromas of dark cherry, plum, blackberry, sweet cocoa and spicy oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and concentrated with a velvety texture and flavors of blackberry, anise, and baking spices. The finish is long and intense with a hint of mocha and a pleasing oakiness that seasons the dark plush fruit without masking or dominating the intricate and finely detailed aromatics.
EXPERT RATING
4.5
DRINKING WINDOW
Now
2060
Profile
Sweetness:
Dry
Dry
Lusciously Sweet
Alcohol:
High
Very Low Alcohol
Very High
Intensity:
Pronounced
Subtle
Powerful
Body:
Rich
Light Bodied
Full Bodied
Acidity:
Refreshing
Soft
Crisp
Tannin:
Grainy
No Tannin
Grippy
GRAPES (1)
Merlot
ORIGINS
Winery: Sunstone
Region: Central Coast California
The Central Coast of California is a wine lover's paradise, boasting a wide variety of climates, soils, and grape varieties. Located between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Central Coast spans from Monterey County in the north to Santa Barbara County in the south. With its diverse topography and Mediterranean climate, the Central Coast is home to some of the most renowned wineries in the United States.
The Central Coast has a long and storied history of winemaking, dating back to the mid-1800s. The first vineyards were planted in the Santa Clara Valley, and by the late 1800s, the region was producing some of the finest wines in the country. The region's reputation for quality wines was further solidified in the early 1989, when the Santa Clara Valley was declared among the first American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the United States.CUSTOMER RATING
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