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Novelty Hill

Merlot · Columbia Valley (WA), US

From public reviewers
13reviews
90median pts
$25median price
Novelty Hill's Merlot includes 6% Cabernet Sauvignon and a splash of Cab Franc; the wine is beautifully proportioned and silky in the mouth. Smooth fruits mix berries with chocolate, all buoyed up on just the right amount of acidity. This is elegant and pretty, more than a powerful wine, but there is plenty of ripe fruit flavor and a pat of buttery toast in the finish. || Plum and especially blueberry fruit compels your interest immediately. It's cloaked in precisely focused tannins that frame an extended, lightly …

Sources: Wine Enthusiast

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