Ancient Peaks Merlot 750ml

90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

 Wafting from the glass with notes of black cherries, cassis, fruitcake and mint, the 2016 Merlot from Ancient Peaks is full-bodied and velvety on the palate, with a generous core of savory fruit, powdery tannins and a long, flavorful finish. For the price, it's an incredible value. Ancient Peaks has its origins in an ambitious vineyard development by the Robert Mondavi Winery in the mid-1990s. Many of its vines grow in deep beds of giant fossilized oysters. Today, the winery produces a bevy of keenly priced, high-quality wines that deserve to be better known. (WK)  (5/2018)