2007 Profile
Varietals
60% Cabernet Sauvignon
16% Merlot
14% Cabernet Franc
6% Petit Verdot
4% Malbec
Appellation
Napa Valley
Alcohol
14.9% by volume
Flavor Profile
Plush aromas of cassis, black cherry, perfume and vanilla are interwoven with tobacco, cedar and cocoa. On the palate the wine is dense and concentrated with a finish that is long and complex. This wine will age well for a decade and beyond. We recommend decanting in its youth.
- Vineyard Notes
Profile Estate Vineyard, Stagecoach Vineyard, ToKalon Vineyards and Las Amigas Vineyard
- From RobertParker.com: "Another big-time winner,
… the 2007 Profile (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, and 4% Malbec) may be the finest wine I have ever tasted from Merryvale. It exhibits an opaque purple color along with classic tobacco leaf, black currant, spicy oak, chocolate, licorice, and graphite characteristics, a big, full-bodied mouthfeel, and tremendous depth, persistence, and length. This proprietary red should continue to put on weight, and last for 15-20 or more years. Very impressive!” —Robert Parker, Jr. [94+ POINTS]
- From Wine Spectator: "A classy wine...
… that’s firm, intense and complex, showing vivid, well-structured blackberry, wild berry and currant fruit, with touches of anise, loamy earth and black licorice. Ends with a lingering mix of berry, cedar and earth touches and tannins that give the flavors traction. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.” —James Laube [93 POINTS]
- From Wine Enthusiast: "This Cabernet-based blend...
… of all five Bordeaux varieties is the most inaccessible of Merryvale’s ’07 portfolio, and it consequently offers the least pleasure now. It’s quite rich in blackberries and currants but the tannins are considerable, and 90% new oak buries the fruit under a cloak of char and wood tannins. Feels rustic, but obviously pedigreed and extremely ageable. The score could soar over the next 6–9 years as the wine develops in the bottle.” —Steve Heimoff [91 POINTS, CELLAR SELECTION]