Reverie 2007 Estate Merlot (Diamond Mountain District)

Country: US / Estate
Variety: Merlot California
Winery: Reverie / Diamond Mountain District

Super-tannic, one of those dry Napa red wines that makes you wonder why you opened it now. It’s just so tough and astringent, offering more pain than pleasure, which leads to the question, will it age? Well, there’s good cherry-blackberry fruit. But this is Merlot, not Cabernet. Risky.