CHRIS HAMILTON CELLARS MERLOT OAKVILLE NAPA VALLEY 2021 Cabernet Franc and refreshing with lingering fruit

and refreshing with lingering fruit notes and a touch of floral sweetness

vanilla wafer banana essences on the nose

leaving behind a rounded

and then finished for about 9 months in port wine pipes (large barrels unique to making port wine

full-flavored character of this 7-year Kentucky bourbon

CHRIS HAMILTON CELLARS MERLOT OAKVILLE NAPA VALLEY 2021 Cabernet Franc and refreshing with lingering fruitGrown on Napa Valleys oldest vineyardYountvilles Block House, originally planted by Napa pioneer George C. YountHamiltons 2021 is a boutique, hand crafted Merlot grown in a vintage that earned a spectacular 97 points from Wine Spectator. The rest of the Merlot hails from an ultra prestigious Oakville vineyard were not at liberty to name. The 10% Cab Franc, which brings intoxicating aromatics to the wine, hails from the Pelissa Vineyard. It occupies