Hall, Merlot, Napa Valley

Hall · California › Napa Valley › United States of America

Red · Merlot

Critics

89 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

No vintage-specific entries have been added for this wine.

Community Reviews

Reviews

88.8

Avg Score

Highest

I enjoyed this wine very much. Deep and somewhat complex with a little oak, earth and plum on the nose and palette. It had a medium finish. wish I had more.

2014 vintage

No detailed notes, but this was good. Quite rich, maybe a bit of oak showing.

2014 vintage

Disappointed, Consumed over two days; wine just didn't seem to come together. Dark fruit flavors that just didn't impress. Limited complexity, brawny & somewhat harsh. Some bitter astringency with some heat at the end.

2014 vintage

From a half-bottle. Extracted and hot, with thin cherry flavors clashing with a bitter astringency.

2014 vintage

Opened up after an hour. Really good qpr.

2014 vintage

One of the best values out there for merlot at present. This well structured fine with ripe and expressive fruit punches way above its weight. It may well get better. Drink or hold.

2014 vintage

Consistent with previous notes. Just a fantastic quaff for the price. A treat!

2014 vintage

Rich, mouth filling fruit with impressive length. Crazy value! Drink now or hold

2014 vintage

Ripe ripe ripe. Dark berries, chocolate and some smoke on the nose. Huge on the palate with tons of extraction and way more alcohol than necessary. This punches you in the face.

2014 vintage

Decanted for about an hour and a half. Color: Ruby’s Garnet’s All kinds of pretty red gemstone colors describe this. Solid Edges! Nose: Cherries, plum, and well-ripened pitted fruit. There is a certain herbaciousness that is off in the background, with a refined chocolate taste subtlety there on the finish. Taste: Ripe red fruits. Cherries, blackberry, and raspberry jam. Balanced, even, and rather chewy! Ya know, I taste some slate at the end of this really LONG finish. This is …

2014 vintage

Winebar [4 Whts & 8 Reds] from 03/09/18 : 100% Merlot aged for 20 mos in 45% new FR oak; 15.3% ABV N: Closed, but seems ripe with berries & poss undertones of pyrazines? P: LM, poss Med, body; NICE frt met by firming astringency which DOES quite resolve by the LONG, balanced, bitterswt choc finish with non obtrusive very, VERY fine tannins. Approachable now, this DESERVES into mid '19, then drinking for at least 3 more. Beautifully done, & …

2014 vintage

Glistening dark rich color with energetic aromatics. Explosive ripe blackberry, juicy boysenberry accented by Columbian coffee that's wrapped in oak laced package. Dark fruit play against polished tannins dashing towards an illustrious long finish dotted with baking spices, Dutch chocolate and wet earth. Fantastic Napa Merlot for the price - HIGHLY RECOMMEND

2014 vintage

Structured with plenty of fruit and acidity, backed by Napa weight and heft.

2014 vintage

Enjoyed the fruit, texture, finish.

2014 vintage

Fruity Merlot with a little bite to it. Looking forward to tasting again in a year or so.

2014 vintage

Fruit forward and delicious. great pop and pour

2014 vintage

Concentrated, cherry, currant, and chocolate toast nose and flavours. Weighty, with assertive alcohol and firm tannin on the palate. Hot and chewy with chocolate and coconut on the finish. 3/5

2014 vintage

Fruit bomb

2014 vintage

Past its prime drinking window but still drinkable. Don't cellar any longer drink up.

2002 vintage

Reasonable, nothing spectacular. Cd.

2002 vintage

Average fruit, only moderate finish. Did get better the longer the bottle was decanted. Reasonable merlot but not outstanding.

2002 vintage