Current Reviews

90+ Points. Robert Parker. Actually, I liked the 2012 Reserve Merlot a little less than the straight 2012 Merlot label, only because the oak adds structure, firmness and suppresses some of the glorious fruit found in their basic bottling. Nevertheless it's meant for longer-term aging, and I'm sure with some time in the bottle the fruit character will dominate over the wood. For now the wine is well-made, pure, but needs several years of bottle age. 

96 Points. Platinum Medal. Beverage Testing Institute. Garnet violet black color.  Elegant aromas of dark berries, chocolate toffee, and baking spices with a silky, fruity-yet-dry medium-to-full body and a long, tangy, mocha, apple and mineral nuanced finished with perfected integrated tannins.  A remarkably flavorful and polished merlot that will be great with filet mignon.  

93 Points. Gold Medal. Cellar Selection. Wine Enthusiast. As rich as Jarvis' regular 2010 Merlot is, the Reserve is even bigger. It is, in a word, massive, offering a nuclear detonation of cherries, currants and mocha, even something sweety meaty, like the charred fat on a steak. At this tender age, it lacks subtlety. But it's a complex, tannic wine that should develop well in the cellar. Give it 6-7 years. - S. Heimoff (September, 2013)