2021 Rutherford Hill Merlot Carneros

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Score 90/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Dec 2023

The 2021 Merlot Stags Leap District brings a touch more richness. Blackberries, darker cherries, iron, tobacco, and truffle all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, has good mid-palate concentration, and outstanding length.

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93
93/100

James Suckling

90
90/100

Jeb Dunnuck

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87 points
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
Score 87/100 · Drink 2024-2033, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, Dec 2023

Rutherford Hill's 2021 Merlot offers up scents of newly mowed hay and ripe cherries, framed by hints of mocha and vanilla. While medium to full-bodied, it's lacks depth and richness, yet it still finishes tannic and astringent. Will it come around further is the open question.

93 points
James Suckling
Score 93/100 · James Suckling, Sep 2023

This offers notes of dark plums, blackberries, dark licorice, dried violets and moist bark. Full-bodied with firm tannins and a spiced, dark-fruited core in the middle. Lingering and slightly earthy at the end. Better from 2026.

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Rutherford Hill
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Red

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