Freemark Abbey Winery Napa Valley Merlot

Winery Notes
The Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Merlot red wine represents the Napa Valleys natural ability to perfect Bordeaux varieties. The vineyards range from deep gravelly valley floor to high elevation mountainous volcanic soils. The depth of fruit coupled with the richness of flavor provides a profile that delivers from the initial sip.

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Tasting Notes
Aromas and flavors of cherries, wild strawberry and blueberry cobbler jump from this glass of this ruby-colored red wine. The spicy oak is well integrated with smooth flavors of baking spice, leather and plum.

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Vineyard Notes
With a winemaking legacy dating to 1886, Freemark Abbey is one of Napa Valley’s original Cabernet Houses. The winery’s rich heritage and pedigreed approach to winemaking in Rutherford cement Freemark Abbey as an enduring beacon of quality and tradition that spans multiple generations. Freemark Abbey dates back to 1881, when Josephine and John Tychson purchased 147 acres in the Napa Valley. Eight decades later, Freemark Abbey helped launch the modern era of California wine. In the 1960s and early 1970s, the Bosché Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, known as Cabernet Bosché, was considered one of the most iconic bottlings in the United States and the Chardonnay proved that California could produce world-class wines from this noble variety. Freemark Abbey was one of 12 American wineries chosen to compete in the historic Judgment of Paris tasting in 1976. It was the only producer with entries in both the Cabernet and the Chardonnay flights. Today, the portfolio is comprised of an impressive collection. The winery showcases single vineyard designate wines from the prestigious Rutherford AVA, including the iconic Bosché and Sycamore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons.

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