Iconic Wines 'SK Sidekick' Merlot, California, USA 2020 Case (6x750ml) Aux Herbues pickled ginger and spring blossoms

pickled ginger and spring blossoms on the finish

A perfumed bouquet evokes ripe dark berries

Soft clean finish

the 2021 Pinot Noir Mahonia Vineyard slowly opens to reveal depths of lavender and rose

juicy nectarine and passion fruit tempered by a slight grapefruit bitterness and sea-salty finish

Iconic Wines 'SK Sidekick' Merlot, California, USA 2020 Case (6x750ml) Aux Herbues pickled ginger and spring blossomsSidekick Merlot is 95% merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. It is fermented in stainless steel vertical fermenters. Maceration is done for 16 to 20 days with a once a day pump over. A fourth of the merlot and all of the cabernet franc is then introduced to new French oak and aged for a minimum of six months.