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Highway 99 Lodi Merlot 2014
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Highway 99 Lodi Merlot 2014


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  • It's the height of Californian cool.
  • With loads of fleshy, ripe appeal, the antithesis of Bordeaux.
  • It looks great, a proper little lifestyle wine.
  • ABV: 14.0%
  • Vintage: 2014
  • Size: 75cl
Light
Full-bodied

Find out more about Highway 99 Lodi Merlot 2014

Find out more about Highway 99 Lodi Merlot 2014

The Wine

Country of origin:

USA

Region:

California

Those cats at Bear Creek have taken the Bordeaux standard and juiced it up and we've wrapped it in a cool label to demonstrate how cutting edge you really are. And why not? Standards are made to be beaten, right? The wine itself couldn't be more approachable. It's what we like to call fleshy, it has lots of soft, juicy fruit. So it's happy enough to be drunk on its own, but equally relaxed with red meats.

The Winemaker

Natale Gagliardo
Winemaker:

Natale Gagliardo

Natale Gagliardo is winemaker to the Kautz Family, 4th generation family growers. Their vineyards are nestled in California's Sierra Foothills' charming gold rush town of Murphys. This area is not one of the big-hitting names, like Napa or Sonoma, but instead it does attract some great winemakers who form the vanguard of winemaking in the States, Natale being one of the finest.

"Highway 99 Merlot brings some funky Californian style to your table, where a dusty bottle of claret just will not do. The wine itself couldn't be more approachable. It's openly fruity, with lively red fruits and a ripe and easy nature." Andrew Baker, Wine Buyer.

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A different Merlot from others we have tried . Still making up our minds as to whether it will be one we come back too

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