{"product_id":"abeja-merlot-columbia-valley-2017","title":"Abeja Merlot Columbia Valley 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tThis one-hundred-percent Merlot has really nice, bright red fruit, rose petals, and a richness on the nose. Flavors of plum, mountain strawberry and mocha come together with a balanced mouth feel and a long finish. Though it was a cooler vintage, I feel we have still captured the powerfully elegant style for which we are known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReview:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\"Moderately saturated bright red-ruby. Sexy aromas of dark raspberry, mocha, red licorice, tobacco, minerals and cocoa nibs reminded me of a Right Bank wine. Plush, ripe and serious, with dusty herbs and spices enlivening the raspberry and plum fruit flavors; more red fruits than black here. Finishes with substantial but ripe well-integrated tannins and slowly building persistence. Not a powerhouse but uncommonly complex and refined for Washington Merlot. And more pliant at this stage than the 2016 was. (a blend of eight sites) - Stephen Tanzer\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (December 2019), 92 pts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abeja","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949044133935,"sku":"W0EE818049MRM","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/abeja_merlot_hq_label_ba4d4e8d-f950-45d4-953f-3832f3e7e05f.jpg?v=1771488361","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/abeja-merlot-columbia-valley-2017","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}