Merryvale - Profile 2019 (750ml)

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Producer	Merryvale
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Napa Valley
Varietal	Napa Valley
Vintage	2019
Sku	112509
Size	750ml
ABV	14.00%

 

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Winemaker Notes

A blend of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc that reflects the best of the Profile Estate in a fantastic vintage. Powerful and rich with a refined balance, it delivers classic notes of currants, cassis, and cocoa, complemented with hints of minerality. The tannins are supple and beautifully integrated, and the finish is long and rewarding. A savory, seductive wine that will improve over the next 25+ years.

Professional Ratings

97 Jeb Dunnuck
The flagship from Merryvale is the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Profile, a blend of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc that’s all from the estate vineyard and spent 23 months in 80% new barrels. Just classic Napa Valley Cabernet goodness, with lots of cassis and currant fruits, notes of spice, graphite, and chocolate, full-bodied richness, and great overall balance, it’s impeccably made and well worth seeking out. I can’t imagine it not evolving for 25+ years if well stored.
96 Wine Enthusiast
This massively structured and intensely flavorful wine is one for the cellar, as its firm tannins and deep black fruit flavors are impressive now but will only get better integrated and lead to more complex flavors with time. The wine is rich in black cherries, blueberries and dark chocolate.
94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From an estate vineyard in Conn Valley, I suspect readers' reactions to the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Profile will depend on their tolerance for richness and ripeness. It's hugely concentrated, with dense notes of dark chocolate and cassis that come across as almost fudge-like, then linger on the finish. Impressive for sure, but at this young age, it may be a bit too much. Given a few years to shed some of that puppy fat, I suspect it will slim down into something a bit more classic.
Rating:94+?
93 Wine Spectator
A lush, dark and slow-moving wine, offering a steady wave of mulled black currant and steeped blackberry flavors, with roasted vanilla, loam and tobacco leaf notes. The muscular finish is a touch stolid now, but there's depth. This is worth cellaring to let the Cab Franc component unwind a bit more. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023 through 2036.
92 James Suckling
Black fruits, dark chocolate, dried thyme and lavender on the nose. Some charcoal and roasted espresso. Full body with plush tannins. Rich and creamy with a deep core of dark fruit and chocolate. Drink from 2023.