Fruity and tart, with cranberry and not quite ripe wild blackberry flavors. The acidity is front and center here, the fruit second, and the wine fades away with no additional complexity in the finish. A pleasant, fruity, no-frills red. ——P.G.(3/1/2011)—— 85

A round, fruit-laden take on southern Oregon Merlot, this has a tutti-fruity mix of bright and forward berry flavors. Barrel aging contributes spicy details in the finish.——P.G.(4/1/2010)—— 87

Thick and chocolaty, this Umpqua Valley Merlot does not lack for flavor intensity. Plum jam, coffee and smoke whirl around the palate, well-matched to dark, ripe, chewy tannins.——P.G.(10/1/2008)—— 87