McNab Ridge Mendocino Merlot, 2022

Dark berries, baking spices, toasty oak. Medium bodied with black cherry, plum, cocoa undertones. This bottling is 86% Merlot, bolstered with 14% Cabernet Sauvignon from Damiano, Open Hand, White Oak and Largo Vineyards in Mendocino County. Aged 22 months in French and American oak.  The McNab Ridge winery sits in the back of the McNab Valley, originally settled by Scottish sheep rancher and immigrant, Alexander McNab.  Winemaker Rich Parducci is a fourth-generation winemaker of the Parducci family which has a rich history in the area, making wine here for over 70 years. 

Mendocino County | California