2022 Floral Terranes Merlot Cabernet Franc mint and dried flowers lend

mint and dried flowers lend striking complexity

I like how light on its feet this is

Dark ruby/plum-hued with a monster display of Provençal goodness in its garrigue

Tempered by a prominent vein of acidity

chamomile blossom

2022 Floral Terranes Merlot Cabernet Franc mint and dried flowers lendProducer: Floral Terranes Region: Long Island, New York Varietal: Merlot Year: 2022 Winemaker Notes: "The 2021 Merlot was sourced from a top secret, two acre backyard vineyard in Orient (on the outer reaches of the North Fork, Long Island), planted in the 1990s. The whole clusters spontaneously fermented in open top containers with punch downs before being racked into a neutral oak barrel. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, with low sulfur addition, as