title: Jefferson Vineyards 2008 Reserve Merlot (Monticello)
description: Enticing and idiosyncratic on the nose, this Merlot offers notes of rose petal, smoke, blood orange and caraway seed. The palate is medium bodied and the 13% alcohol gives it a sense of finesse. Fine but firm tannins frame the cherry fruit, and it finishes with hints of maduro and rose.
variety: Merlot
designation: Reserve