The 2012 Merlot Bancroft Ranch from Howell Mountain includes small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, but it reveals such classic Merlot characteristics as mocha, white chocolate, black cherries and plums...
The 2012 Merlot Bancroft Ranch from Howell Mountain includes small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, but it reveals such classic Merlot characteristics as mocha, white chocolate, black cherries and plums. Dense, plush, soft, hedonistic and complex, it can be drunk over the next 7-8 years. - Robert Parker