Dry Creek Vineyard 2009 The Mariner Meritage (Dry Creek Valley)

Country: US / The Mariner
Variety: Meritage California
Winery: Dry Creek Vineyard / Dry Creek Valley

What’s so appealing about this wine is the precise control it exhibits. That’s partly the winemaker’s touch, but it’s also the terroir of Dry Creek Valley, which gives the wine crisp acids and less overt fruit than neighboring Napa Valley. It’s savory, with flavors of blackberries, currants, tobacco and herbs, along with a lovely brambly character. Drink now–2017.