Merlot Appellation Set
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Six bottles. Five Napa Valley appellations. One grape.
Merlot is a grape that shows where it’s from. This six-bottle collection lets you taste that for yourself. It pairs a fresh Rosé of Merlot and our Napa Valley Merlot with four single-appellation bottlings from Carneros, Stags Leap District, Oak Knoll District, and Rutherford. Open them side by side and compare how each place shapes the same variety.
Rutherford Hill has championed Merlot since 1972, when its founders saw the Rutherford Bench’s likeness to Pomerol and made Merlot their calling. This set carries that history forward.
What’s in the set
- 2025 Rosé of Merlot: A bright, refreshing opener, and a lighter side of Merlot.
- 2023 Napa Valley Merlot: Our benchmark Merlot, blended from across the valley.
- 2023 Carneros Merlot: From Napa’s cool, breezy southern edge near San Pablo Bay.
- 2023 Stags Leap District Merlot: From a district known for polished, supple reds.
- 2023 Oak Knoll District Merlot: From a cooler pocket of the valley’s southern reaches.
- 2023 AJT Rutherford Merlot: From AJT Vineyard in Rutherford, named for Anthony J. Terlato, the Terlato family’s founder and patriarch.
Perfect for: collectors, curious Merlot lovers, a holiday or milestone gift, or a tasting night with friends. Start with the rosé, move through the appellations, and end with the AJT.
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