Lawer Family Wines
2011 Hooker Rugby Club Napa Valley Merlot
Merlot
California: Napa Valley
Mission Briefing
Are you a Rugger?
We hope that you get to try some of today’s Lawer Family Wines 2011 Hooker Rugby Club Napa Valley Merlot - but you’ll have to hurry. We purchased every case that we could get our hands on, and this wine is selling very quickly.
This wine is a very elegant, very enjoyable treat that will delight Merlot lovers and Cabernet Sauvignon lovers alike. Loaded with dark fruit, earthy goodness, tobacco and subtle spice. It is soft on the palate and perfectly suited for a nice rare steak.
Get it while you can. This wine will sell out very soon…
Tasting Profile
| Look: | Pretty magenta with an opaque heart and ruby edges. |
|---|---|
| Smell: | Vibrant and lush with bright plum and Bing cherry out front. Inhale more deeply and enjoy aromas of violets, dark baking spice, plum and smoky braised fig. |
| Taste: | Elegant and soft, with subtle flavors of black cherry, plum, black cherry and blackberry compote, toasty oak and grilled fig. |
| Finish: | Long and elegant with fruit giving way gradually to more savory flavors of dark chocolate, dark herbs and grilled fig. |
| Pairing: | Enjoy this very elegant wine with a rare cut of your favorite red meat. |
What the Winery Says
- Varietal
- Merlot
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Harvest Date
- October 23, 2013
- pH
- 3.87
- Aging
- 18 months French Oak
- Bottling Date
- August 7, 2013
- Residual Sugar
- Dry
- Alcohol
- 13.3%
- Winemaker
- Larry Levin