Tasting Highlights: California

2005 Napa Valley Merlots, a pair of Chardonnays and some refreshing off-beat whites

Posted: Monday, August 18, 2008

California Merlots from the 2005 vintage are showing promise, along the lines of the vintage's surprisingly successful Cabernets. Here are four outstanding bottlings, concentrated and structured, reviewed.....

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