Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Merlot 2021 CS20230516 Launched in 2005 to honor

Launched in 2005 to honor the 400th anniversary of the original recipe manuscript

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intense sweetness of the Pedro Ximénez sherry wine adds delicious new layers of flavour and perfectly complements The Dalmore’s house style and rich notes of citrus

The botanicals themselves are much more traditional: the usual Suspects like Juniper

Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Merlot 2021 CS20230516 Launched in 2005 to honorMerlot from the Santa Cruz Mountains is rare; Merlot at this kind of price is rarer still. Richard Alfaro farms 65 estate acres in Corralitos, the cool, fog pulled southern edge of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, and his 'A' Merlot comes off his own plantings. Cool climate Merlot here means red fruit over black, more cedar than cassis, and a leaner build than the Napa or Washington style. Three years in bottle has rounded the edges nicely. This is the