Shafer Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot 2012

Corey Zamora, CSW

Outstanding. Gobs of fruit, but still keeps the body and mouthfeel of merlot. Just terrific.

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

Lovely forward spiced plum, damson and black cherry. Light sweet spice, good soft vanilla oak. Light grip, full but soft, needs a little time to resolve, sweet vanilla finish. Good.

Kyle Schlachter

Writer Colorado Wine Press

Blackberry, blueberries, charcoal, cocoa. Rich, dense, long finish. Smooth. For cab drinkers that don't like tannin.

Tracy Hall

Big. Time will be good for this. Decant or enjoy the second day

Tom Riley

So many good things to say about this but the alcohol refused to take a seat despite being asked several times. Structure, fruit, acid -- all delightful. But there's only so many places 15.1% abv can hide. Got one left. We will see in a year or so what's what.

Andrew Notarfrancesco

Great wine good structure with lots of fruit.

Andrew S

A solid merlot. Smooth, sweet, elegant yet complex

Anna Marie Dos Remedios

Pretty fabulous!!! Time for Merlot!

Will Atkinson

So damn perfect. Just flawless almost to a fault.

Tom Riley

I'm glad I have a few left because as delicious and vibrant as this is, the alcohol and oak are a bit too needy. They REALLY want your attention. My suggestion is to discipline them, make them wait. Little brats need to earn their keep. Tasty stuff. Way too young.