"This wine is still settling into its skin. The aromas initially bring notes of freshly mortared green herbs, cherry and raspberry. Silky flavors follow with plenty of tannic heft. The stuffing is all there, but it needs time to come into its own. But when it does? Ooh. Cellar Selection" 

"Lots of bright cherry and mulberry fruits emerge from the 2018 Merlot Woodward Canyon Estate, which offers more tobacco, earth, new leather, and spice with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, lightly textured, and beautifully balanced, with quality tannins, it’s an outstanding Merlot to drink over the coming decade. The wine is 100% Merlot and spent 20 months in 50% new French oak."