Merryvale Profile 2015

Professional Ratings

• 93 James Suckling
  Extremely well-crafted with ultra-fine and creamy tannins that focus your attention on the clean and vivid fruit of blueberries, blackberries and sandalwood. Full-bodied, layered and fresh. Drinkable now but better in 2021.
• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc from the Profile Estate vineyard and aged 26 months in 80% new French oak, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Profile is deep garnet-purple in color and shows notes of baked plums, blackberry preserves and dried mulberries with touches of incense, iron ore, tobacco and new leather. The palate is medium to full-bodied and packed with loads of red and black fruit layers, framed by firm, grainy tannins and great freshness, finishing long and earthy. 1,800 cases produced.
• 92 Wine Enthusiast

  Blending 90% Cabernet Sauvignon with 5% each Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, this is a big-boned and full-bodied wine that shows serious intent and complexity. Clove, vanilla and coconut notes are wrapped in sizable weight and a concentrated black-currant flavor, finishing with dried herb and tobacco accents.

• 90 Wine Spectator
  Complex and dense, with a firm mix of dark berry, spice, graphite, cedar, crushed rock and mocha flavors, ending with firm, drying tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2021 through 2032.