Sterling Vintner’s Collection Meritage is a fine blend of some of California’s most intriguing red varietals including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc. The wine opens with a vivid and inviting nose of freshly picked raspberries, boysenberry, vanilla and mocha. The wine is juicy on the palate with flavors of mixed berry fruit, clove and toasted vanilla bean. The well-integrated oak influence offers a pleasing warm vanilla note and leads to a long-fasting, seamless finish with balanced acidity. Gold Medal at the 2018 San Francisco Wine Competition for the 2016 Vintage. Gold Medal at the 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition or the 2016 Vintage. Gold Medal/91 Points at the 2019 Toast of the Coast Competition.
