Napa Valley Red Duo

Two Napa Valley reds from Rutherford Hill, in a gift box.

Rutherford Hill has championed Merlot since 1972, and it has built a name in Bordeaux varieties ever since. This duo pairs its flagship Napa Valley Merlot with a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, so you can taste the two classic Bordeaux grapes side by side. It’s an easy, impressive gift for a host, a colleague, or anyone who loves red wine, and it comes in a 2-bottle gift box.

2023 Napa Valley Merlot | 93 points Tasting Panel
100% Merlot, blended from fruit across Napa Valley’s many vineyards and microclimates. Succulent dark plums, black cherry, raspberry, and violets, with cedar, vanilla, mocha, and cigar box spice. The Tasting Panel described it as “ripe and ready,” with a touch of rosemary and keen acidity through a fresh finish. It was aged 16 months in French oak, 35% of it new.

2023 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 94 points Decanter
95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. Ripe blackberry, black cherry, and currants, with dried herbs and well-integrated oak. The palate is lively and dark-fruited, with fresh acidity and structured tannins. Decanter’s Jonathan Cristaldi called it “quite the elegant powerhouse,” with graphite minerality, velvety tannins, and rose petal on the finish. It was aged 17 months in French oak, 40% of it new.

Pour the Merlot first, then the Cabernet, and notice how the two compare.

All wine gift sets will ship the first week of December 2026.