Mark and Mike are crushing it with Merlot, delivering an early entry into the Merlot-of-the-vintage battle in Washington. Picture this: beautiful heady red fruits, from all kinds of cherries to plums to darker berries, dipped in chocolate, with a puff of pipe tobacco in the next room and a dusting of graphite. The complexity and regal nature of old vine Red Willow Merlot meeting Horse Heaven's exuberantly rich Phinny Hill Merlot makes for a dynamic and dynamite bottle of juice. - Marcus