Plumpjack Merlot 2005

NAPA VALLEY | CALIFORNIA | $53
A showy, voluptuous wine with soft, rounded blackberry and black-currant fruit and complex organic notes of bay, cigar box and caramel plus easy tannins. Complex and balanced with a velvety texture, this wine provides a smooth ride, start to finish. A drive to Vegas aboard a sky blue ’56 Eldorado, Cadillac that is — V8, Jetway Hydramatic, 8.20 15’s floating down the highway. An excellent wine. (Reviewed 3/22/14)