title: Salexis 2003 Merlot (Napa Valley)
description: With its bone-dry, peppery, black currant and black cherry flavors, this is undeniably a Bordeaux-style wine, but it's all Merlot, not Cabernet, in its broad palate appeal. Despite the sizable tannins, it has an immediacy that makes it pleasurable now with steaks and chops.
variety: Merlot