GOLAN HEIGHTS WINERY YARDEN MERLOT 2021 Maule Valley and a touch of almond

and a touch of almond complexity

and the structure stays light-footed throughout

coaxing a silky tannin structure rather than extractive weight

while the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot components are aged in French oak barriques

Comte Armand — formally Domaine des Epeneaux — added these Auxey-Duresses parcels after building its reputation around the single Pommard Clos des Epeneaux

GOLAN HEIGHTS WINERY YARDEN MERLOT 2021 Maule Valley and a touch of almondEighteen months in 40% new French oak shapes this Merlot's structure, integrating ripe fruit with the kind of tannin backbone the Golan Heights' elevation and volcanic soils naturally support. Golan Heights Winery, founded in 1983 by eight kibbutzim and moshavim, draws fruit for this bottling from central and northern Golan Heights vineyards plus one Upper Galilee site with two decades of proven Merlot performance. Elevations ranging from 400 to 1,200