Norm's Tasting Notes
by Norm Bentley
The North Georgia Wine Advisor
2019 Sterling Heritage Collection Napa Valley Merlot
Dos April - 2025
In 2020 I published a list of the Top Wines that I had tasted during that year which I had scored above 90. I am re-tasting several of the current vintages of those wines to see how they rate five years later. This Sterling Merlot is the second from that list for this year. The complete Top Twenty from 2020 is shown below.
2019 Sterling Heritage Collection Napa Merlot:
In a bit of a departure from our traditional Easter Dinner, The Chardonnay Queen prepared an excellent Roasted Beef for our feast. The Sterling Merlot was perfect! A deep and complex merlot with ripe cherries, currants, and a hint of blackberry, the 2019 Sterling Merlot has staying power, and a memorable finish, which begs for another sip! The alcohol content is 14.7%. and Norm's score is 91.
The previous vintage was a 2016 with a 90 score, while this 2019 gets a 91. A lot of other merlots wish they tasted like this one.
score: 91
price : $27 - $32
2020 Wines with a 90, or above, score from Norm
2017 Rodney Strong Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
2016 Louis Martini Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
2016 Sterling Napa Merlot
2017 Oak Farm Lodi Zinfandel
2016 Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir
2018 Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay
2018 Landmark Overlook Chardonnay
2018 Fritz Zimmer Piesporter Goldtropfchen Spatlese
2018 Cline North Coast Viognier
2018 Honig Sauvignon Blanc
2017 Joel Gott Oregon Pinot Gris
2016 Ruffino Modus Toscana
2016 Francis Ford Coppola Black Label Claret
2019 Ferrari Carano Fume Blanc
2019 J Vineyards California Pinot Gris
2018 Napa Cellars Napa Valley Chardonnay
2016 Rodney Strong Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2018 Coppola Director's Cut Cabernet Sauvignon
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